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Untitled 4

Shiva Ahmadi Iranian-American
2014
Not on view
Ahmadi’s sparing use of color in this drawing makes it all the more compelling. The elephants, rendered in pencil, seem to gravitate around an ambiguous red blotch that resembles a masked face. Visually, we are drawn to the human figure, whose face is also obscured with red marks. Ahmadi does not make these connections overt, but rather constructs a scene full of uncertainty and threat: elephants bound by rope, floating amidst contemporary warfare.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Untitled 4
  • Artist: Shiva Ahmadi (Iranian, born Tehran, 1975)
  • Date: 2014
  • Geography: Country of Origin United States
  • Medium: Graphite and pencil on Arches paper
  • Dimensions: H. 30 in. (76.2 cm)
    W. 22 in. (55.9 cm)
    Framed:
    H. 35 7/16 in. (90 cm)
    W. 28 3/8 in. (72.1 cm)
    D. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, 2011 and 2012 NoRuz at The Met Benefit, 2014
  • Object Number: 2014.526
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Shiva Ahmadi
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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