New Painting by Shiva Ahmadi at Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery |
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| Written by Anahita Varzi |
| Monday, 01 February 2010 05:08 |
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In 12 paintings and on three full-sized oil barrels, Shiva Ahmadi looks at the “chaos and the instability in the world right now whether it is in the Middle East or elsewhere.” Using her own symbolic language, Ahmadi deconstructs glorified figures from Persian mythology and narratives by placing them into chaotic scenes, thus removing them from their exalted positions. The delicate imagery inspired by Persian miniatures mingles with images of conflict and violence including guns, combat boots, and bleeding bullet holes. In Hocus Pocus, 2009, a large mixed media painting, Ahmadi creates a lyrical yet riotous action-packed universe populated by elephants, camels, monkeys, snakes and birds. Another smaller painting, Green Veil #1, 2009, depicts a woman enveloped in a green patterned fabric with a sense of serenity that seems to be misplaced. One of the large oil barrels is painted a royal blue with Persian motifs and a gold medallion with a tiny figure that appears to be standing amidst streams of blood.
Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery's location at 39 East 78th Street and Madison Avenue in a townhouse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan provides an intimate setting to view work, and is within walking distance of The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Visit : http://www.ltmhgallery.com/ Click on logo below to add this article to your favorite Social Website ~ |
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