Pipes

2013

Not on view

Indian and Persian imagery factors strongly in Ahmadi’s paintings and drawings. In "Pipes," the exotic animals are based on characters from the Hindu work, Ramayana, including the monkey army of Hanuman. Ahmadi’s use of color and detail reflects her interest in Mughal miniature painting, but the subject matter is clearly contemporary. Ruling figures, whose faces are obscured with red ink, warfare, pipes and ropes evoke the violence she witnesses in the Middle East today.

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Title: Pipes
Artist: Shiva Ahmadi (Iranian, born Tehran, 1975)
Date: 2013
Geography: Country of Origin United States
Medium: Watercolor, ink, and acrylic on aquaboard
Dimensions: Framed:
H. 40 3/4 in. (103.5 cm)
W. 60 7/8 in. (154.6 cm)
D. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Purchase, 2012 NoRuz at The Met Benefit, 2014
Object Number: 2014.525
Rights and Reproduction: © Shiva Ahmadi
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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