Shahriar Ahmadi
Born in 1979 Kamiaran, Iran, Shahriar Ahmadi studied in the Boys’ Academy of Fine Art, Kermanshah and in the University of Art, Tehran. He uses a radiant, multicolour palette deployed upon monochromatic backgrounds to explore emotional and psychological territories of thought inspired by the poems of legendary Sufi mystic Rumi. With his series ‘Rumi in my Chalice', Ahmadi has drawn on the 13th century poet's themes of love and philosophical contemplation, using his canvas as a metaphor for a chalice. Upon the massive surfaces, through abstracted compositions, a range of emotions are explored, from anxiety to playful abandon.
Ahmadi’s considerable talent has seen his work shown at exhibitions in Iran, the USA, London and China, notably in Candlestar's Whispered Secrets, Murmuring Dreams, garnering the artist a number of awards.
