Ethiopia's contemporary sculptures and paintings in dire straits

Dspite centuries of artistic tradition and nearly a century of education, the secularised and westernised contemporary Ethiopian painting and sculpture are"in dire straits".

Bekele Mekonen, an academic at Addis Ababa University's Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, says religious paintings which began with Christianisation of Ethiopia in the 4th century uniformly adopted a style of depicting the eyes of their subjects bigger than their normal size to "hypnotise the viewers".

Mesay Haileluel, art collector and an owner of a gallery in Los-Angeles and Addis Fine Arts is one of the very few galleries in Addis Ababa told Anadolu Agency in Addis Ababa,Ethiopia on December 11,2019. The ancient religious paintings constitute a unique visual history and form of teachings of the church, Mekonen said.

"For some, these art forms are luxury and play no role in the material and spiritual development of our society," Bekele lamented. Mekonen added: "Besides, as Ethiopia is a profoundly religious society of Christians and Muslims, both religions associate sculptures with idolatrous worship, and viewers, buyers, and 'would be' artists are virtually disinterested."

Stastus of Ethiopian painting and sculpture is seen at Alle Felege selam school of fine arts and design of Addis Ababa university , in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on December 11,2019. Addis Fine Arts is one of the very few galleries in Addis Ababa. It was founded in 2016 by Rakeb Sile, an Ethiopian American art enthusiast and Mesai Haileleul, an art collector and owner of a gallery in Los-Angeles.

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