Internationally recognized artist, Serge Sar was born in Russia in 1938, graduated from the Art Academy in 1961 specializing in large-scale outdoor sculpture. He has completed many major projects in Europe, Asia, North America, and the Far East including memorial complexes, monumental murals, statues of national figures and commemorations of historic events. His work in various media is exhibited in national museums, cultural centers and private collections. Sar's own technique of hand embossed paper was used in a poster for NBC's coverage of the 1988 Olympics.