Shiva Ahmadi
b. 1975
Iranian-american Painter
Persian miniature paintings are an inspiring source for Shiva Ahmadi, and were made as illustrations of books, so were usually very small. Made in the middle east for centuries, they have a specific style of their own.
Animation - Shiva Ahmadi transformed her painting, Lotus, into an animation. Animation is a time-based media, a video that is played for viewers to watch.
Watch the video and see how she went about the process. |
Allegory - a work of art that can be seen to have a hidden meaning, using symbolism and storytelling. Ahmadi's work, Lotus, has allegorical narratives, using ancient symbols to tell modern moral stories
Link to Ahmadi's website with more drawings and paintings of her work
Link to Ahmadi's website with more drawings and paintings of her work