Limoo Ahmadi was born in 1953 in Kermanshah, Iran. She learned kilim and carpet weaving at a very young age continuing with this artistic practice into adulthood. She was forced to dropped out of school when she was eight years old. Her son was educated, graduating in studio arts. Unfortunately he died suddenly at the age of thirty, which affected her profoundly.
After his death she fell into a spiral of doubt and depression. His painting supplies were still in their home and she began to use them as a way of distracting herself from the pain losing him.
Ahamadi found experimenting with color a path to transcendence. She activates the surfaces of her paintings by dotting and spotting them. This technique results in them glistening as if in the sun, even if some of her forms appear mysterious and foreboding. Others show characters with smiling faces; a hint at her her resilient spirit.
Ahamadi’s paintings benefit from her background with weaving;—a meditative practice,— and also tactile and vibrant providing her ample fodder for her paintings, which bring joy and meaning to her life..
-Based on information from Morteza Zahedi.