Untitled 4
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
- 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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