Who is afewerk tekle

Around the time that Afewerk Tekle came to speak at Stanford, his art projects around Addis were hard to miss — depicting heroes such as world champion athlete Haile Gebresellasie. At the bottom corner of the artworks there was an Amharic phrase that said it all: Yitchalal! Hiwot well lived! To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die.

Afewerk Tekle is part of Ethiopian history forever! What an extraordinary life he lived! Thank you Tadias for a well-documented story that gives us an insight to his life.

It shows against all odds, he succeeded in reaching the highest level in the art world that can be mimicked by VERY few Africans. It is certainly a great loss for Ethiopia and he surely be missed. A great Ethiopian hero has departed the earth, a man with the hallmarks of a genius! Afewerk Tekle was often misunderstood but remained philosophical about life until the end. Me deepest respect for him. He is the father figure, who gave me the wish to paint. May his soul rest in peace! Afwerk Tekle dipped his brush in his own soul, and created paintings that reflected his own nature, and his pride in his home country into his pictures!

Afework once told me that the Ancient Egyptians believed that upon death they would be asked two questions and their answers would determine whether they could continue their journey in the afterlife.

Maitre artiste Afewerk Tekle swore by the name of the Lord of Ethiopia. Homage to Ethiopia was his manifesto in his private as well as his public artistic works. In every work that he created we see his accountability to do honor to the country and its people.

He almost single-handedly reincarnated and demonstrated the greatness and pride of Ethiopia and Ethiopians in his masterpieces and in his artistic persona.

His death is a great loss not only to Ethiopia, but also to the rest of Africa. May his soul rest in peace. The world Lost a big man who contributed a lot through his art. Afewerk Tekle I would like to pass my symphaty and deep condolences. We miss him. The respected Laureate Afework was one of the best artist in Africa. The gong of his death has brought sadness for the whole nation.

In an age where everybody wants to sing, dance, paint and emulate only popular culture, he stands out as one who brought out his own identity as an Ethiopian to a global audience. It is beautiful, and there will be no other Afewework. I have the utmost respect for his art and humanity. In Ethiopia he was one of the few figures in Ethiopian history that still had love for His Majesty and expressed openly without fear.

May the coming generation respect your legacy. You will live on forever. What a great loss to our country and to the world of art. It is unfortunate that all humans are equally mortal!!! Great grief to the whole world ,We missed our honor father and figure of art. We never forget him. We have to follow his success to contribute to our world. In The Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism. Retrieved 12 Nov. Subjects Movements Places. Teaching Video Audio.

Back to top. Tekle, Afewerk — By Cantone, Helena. In addition to these countries, he carried out various studies in England. After two years of this extensive study, Afewerk, by now a well—equipped artist, returned with full confidence to his native land, to tackle the task ahead.

Soon afterwards he was given his first challenging commission by the Ethiopian government: The decoration of St. He was architecturally inspired by his own cultural heritage, especially by ancient Aksum, the mediaeval castles of Gondar and the old walled city of Harrar. We believe that Africa is poorly represented, and badly under-estimated. Oktober [Einladung] Book 1 edition published in in German and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide.

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