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Afewerk Tekle
Afewerk Tekle
Afewerk Tekle
- October 22, 1932; Ankober, Ethiopia
- April 10, 2012; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Ethiopians
- painting,sculpture,mosaic
- Central Saint Martins (CSM), Author, UK,UCL Slade School disrespect Fine Counter (University College London), Author, UK
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afewerk_Tekle
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Afewerk Tekle (22 October 1932 – 10 April 2012) was solitary of Ethiopia's most prominent artists, very known propound his paintings on Human and Religionist themes sort well type his marked glass.
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Afewerk Tekle
Ethiopian artist (1932–2012)
This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Afewerk, and not as Tekle.
Afewerk Tekle (Amharic: አፈወርቅ ተክሌ; 22 October 1932 – 10 April 2012) was an Ethiopian artist, particularly known for his paintings on African and Christian themes as well as his stained glass.[1]
Early life and career
[edit]Born in Ankober, in Shewa Province, to ethnic Amhara[2] parents Feleketch Yamatawork and Tekle Mamo, Afework grew up under the Italian occupation during the Second World War. Following the war in 1947, Afewerk decided that he wanted to help rebuild Ethiopia and elected to travel to England to study mining engineering. Before departing, Afewerk, together with other students leaving to study overseas, was addressed by Emperor Haile Selassie. Afewerk recalls being told "you must work hard, and when you come back do not tell us what tall buildings you saw in Europe, or what wide streets they have, but make sure you return equipped with the skills and the mindset to rebuild Ethiopia".[3]
Afewerk had already shown talent as an artist as a child, decorating several walls in his home town. Whilst at Leighton Park School, a boa
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He is among a handful of Ethiopians who have made it to international celebrity status this century. He is one of the definitive figures of contemporary Ethiopian art, a giant recognized in Ethiopia, on the African continent and in fact the world over. His career spans five decades and three political regimes, and he continues to work today in Villa Alpha, his home and studio. He has elevated the social status of the artist in Ethiopian society. He has produced a tremendous body of work amongst which is the magnificent stained glass mural greeting visitors at the UNECA’s Africa Hall. He is the Honorable Laureate Maitre Artiste Afewerk Tekle.
He was born in the North Shoa town of Ankober in October, 1932. At school he demonstrated a gift for mathematics and drawing and in 1947 was sent to England to study mining engineering. His artistic interests and talent, however, led him to drop engineering and pursue studies in art. HMAL Afewerk Tekle studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London before joining the prestigious Slade, Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of London.
In 1954 he returned to Ethiopia and put on a one-man show which was the first major art exhibition in post World War II Ethiopia. The exhibition was a tremendous happening for Addis Ababa