Contemporary Art Reviews : Mardi A Ahmed

[Contemporary]

Mardi (Mahruch) Ali Ahmed is a Canadian Artist and Poet, born in
Pakistan with a German mother and East Indian father. She grew up in
an Italian neighborhood and is presently living with her family on her
little farm tucked in the Rainforests of British Columbia on First
Nations (Native Indian) Land. With the Rocky Mountains at her back and
the Pacific Ocean at her toes Mardi spends part of each day roaming
the forest trails with her dogs. Nature , and the patterns hidden
within are her inspiration. Her talent lies in her fluid translation
of thought into physical form. Self-taught, Mardi only began painting
seriously in 2003. She has developed at an accelerated pace, no doubt
aided by her genius aptitude for spatial mathematics.

Mardi's large, bold works showing at Ashok Art Gallery engage themes
of the balance of masculine and feminine energies - the organic and
the structural - the fluid and the static. Waves, spirals and helixes
resonate with her love of physics and quantum theory. Mardi is also
the author of a proposal for a World School of Peace, inspired by her
work as a foster parent for 40 youth, the proposal is endorsed by H.H.
the Dalai Lama and Dr. Robert Muller, founder of the United Nations
University of Peace. Mardi hopes that one day, her art will aid
philanthropic work globally.

Contemporary Art Review : Ashok Art Gallery
http://www.ashokartgallery.com/artistdetail.asp?artistid=266