Der Künstler Tibebe Terffa / The Artist Tibebe Terffa: Von Äthiopien in die Welt / From Ethiopia into the World

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Book

Authors

Biasio, Elisabeth

Gerber, Peter R.

ISBN 10

3731905760

ISBN 13

9783731905769

Tags

Individual Artists

Description

Tibebe Terffa is one of the most well known Ethiopian artists. Although one of his parents was a Catholic, he was born in the Muslim city of Harar. He attended the Fine Arts School in Addis Ababa, and has been working as a studio artist since 1984. At the beginning of his artistic career, he focused on impressions of the city of Harar and, up until the 1980s, Tibebe Terffa was known as the ‘Harari Painter.' Over recent decades, his paintings have shifted more towards abstract art. In order to provide insight into the rich cultural background of the country in which Tibebe Terffa is embedded, this book provides a short overview of the painting traditions of Ethiopia.

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