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Ethiopian art. Ethiopian art is the manifestation in art of the Ethiopian civilization, an African Christian [1] civilization that developed for millennia in relative isolation (since the 7th century, the expansion of Islam separated it from the rest of Christianity ). The main artistic expressions have been architecture, painting and goldsmithing.
Afewerk Tekle (1932–2012), painter, stained glass artist; known for Ethiopian Orthodox religious art. Kebedech Tekleab (born 1958), painter, sculptor, poet. Adamu Tesfaw (born 1933), painter known for Ethiopian Orthodox religious art. Abel Tilahun (born 1983), sculptor. Michael Tsegaye (born 1975), photographer, painter.
Zoma Museum. The Zoma Museum, formerly known as the Zoma Contemporary Art Center (ZCAC), [1][2] is an environmentally conscious artist in residency project with locations in Addis Ababa and Harla, a historical village near Dire Dawa in Ethiopia. [3] Due to its links and considerable work with European and American galleries, ZCAC has been ...
Ethiopia is located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the west, and Kenya to the south. Ethiopia has a high central plateau, the Abyssinian Highlands (or Ethiopian Highlands) that varies from 1,290 to 3,000 m (4,232 to 9,843 ft) above sea level, with some 25 ...
The Obelisk of Axum (Tigrinya: ሓወልቲ ኣኽሱም, romanized: ḥawelti Akhsum; Amharic: የአክሱም ሐውልት, romanized: Ye’Åksum ḥāwelt) is a 4th-century CE, 24-metre (79 ft) tall phonolite [3] stele, weighing 160 tonnes (160 long tons; 180 short tons), in the city of Axum in Ethiopia. It is ornamented with two false ...
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Portrait of a man in white (1952), Portrait of a woman (1961), Wall paintings in Holy Trinity Cathedral (Addis Ababa) Ale Felege Selam Heruy (Amharic: አለ ፈለገ ሰላም; 1924 – 11 July 2016) was an Ethiopian painter, educator, and school founder. He founded the Addis Ababa School of Art in 1957, renamed in his honor to Ale School of ...
The first two sites in Ethiopia added to the list were the Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela, and the Simien National Park, both at the Second Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Washington, D.C., in 1978. [4] The most recent site listed was the Melka Kunture and Balchit, in 2024. [3] Simien and Bale Mountains are natural sites while ...