He was also known as a poet and the father of modern ethiopian art. Gebre kristos desta humanism in art and poetry has 9,894 members. By gebre kristos desta, kebede mikael, mengistu lemma, solomon deressa, tsegaye gebre medhin a selection of poems from ethiopias bestloved poets of the 20th century, including work by kebede mikael, mengistu lemma, gebre kristos desta, tsegaye gebre medhin, and solomon deressa. It is a new book as a part of a project between institute of ethiopian studies and the german embassy. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. He is credited with bringing modern art to ethiopia both his paintings and poems stirred controversy among his countryfolk. He died young at 50 but during his short life he transformed ethiopian art and continues to influence todays generation of artists on many levels. Gebre kristos desta center of addis ababa university is dedicated to ethiopias celebrated modern painter and poet. She joined the pardee center after a hiatus in ethiopia where she worked on a. His father worked for ras makonnen, the governor of harrar at the time, and was tutor to his son ras tafari makonnen who was later crowned as emperor haile selassie, the last emperor of ethiopia. The old man stopped eating, and with his clean hand picked a book off the top of the pile. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
Best ethiopian poem 2016 agere ethiopia gebrekirstos desta. Gebrekristos desta work at tayitu cultural and educational. The ethiopian anthology sometime before the outbreak of the ethiopian revolution in 1974, during my fourth year in addis ababa, i was approached by a british publisher to edit an illustrated ethiopian anthology, along the lines of the book nigeria, the land, its art, its people, an anthology studio vista and the felix gluck press. Oh, yes, and he had to bind the books himself also. Gebre kristos desta 19321981 also gebrekristos desta was an ethiopian modern artist. He was also known as a poet and the father of modern ethiopian. Five ethiopian poets of the 20th century page 3 of 5 the missing.
I appreciate his paintings a lot more now than i did then, but i also love his poetry that much. Gebre kristos desta, 19321981 lc linked data service. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. His first book of poems, ljnnet youth, has been described as a turning point in. Gebre kristos desta, the painterpoet, was born in 1932 in the eastern province of harar, ethiopia, to father aleka desta, a clergyman, and mother wo atsede mariam wondimagegnehu. Gebre kristos desta, ethiopias painter and poet extraordinaire. Gebre kristos desta is one of the triumvirate of leading modern ethiopian. Ethiopias painterpoet extraordinaire achamyeleh debela. Born in harrar, he later established himself as an independent artist in addis ababa, and his work was exhibited both in ethiopia and abroad. The addis show which was jointly presented by the gebre kristos desta center and the united states embassy in addis ababa was opened on july 8, 2016 and remained on display through august 6, 2016.
Gebre kristos desta center of addis ababa university is dedicated to ethiopias celebrated modern painter, and houses the finest collection of his paintings. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The young men and women are using facebook to establish amharic poetry groups to share their talent and to publish a book of their poems. If you dont see any interesting for you, use our search form on bottom v. Five ethiopian poets of the 20th century page 3 of 5. This is the first entertainment, scientific and learning ethiopian channel in its kind where. It pom not even have taken that long to install the faucet the water was coming from. There are previously published and unpublished poems in amharic with their. Books, books, books to lean on, to run to, to hide in. The list includes people born in and residing in ethiopia, as well as people strongly associated with ethiopia, and people of significant ethiopian ancestry. How to find a book when you dont know the title or author. Gebre kristos, renowned as an instructor, held his first teaching position during this time, at the sebestie negasie elementary school, as an english, geography, and general science teacher.
To start things off the above ones have texts have taken a keen look at his lie, his art and his life as a poet here are other sources i. Poet gebre kristos desta etebekatalhu diretube ethiopian. Each channels a different european influence into ethiopia they studied at cologne, london, and paris respectively, and each has evolved a distinctive personal style. Evening sun a poem by gebrekristos desta ethiopia observer. Ethiopias wax and gold in the digital age samson d. The poem was originally published sixtyone years ago in yezareyitu ethiopia literally, todays ethiopia. The work of poet gebre kristos desta is to be translated into music in a new cd composed by the noted pianist girma yifrashewa. Over the course of the next week, im going to devote several entries of my bog to a book im reading, an anthology of gebre kristos desta s poems. This month the goethinstitue addis ababa gebrekirstos desta center has launched two books an anthology of his poetry and an art. To make it short, i managed to get my copy of gkds poem ye tteffer bytawar when a charitable gust flew it right into.
Gebre kristos desta was an ethiopian modern artist. Gebre kristos desta was an artist, poet and teacher. This is a list of ethiopians, sorted by the field for which they are best known. On this page you can read or download gebre kristos desta poems in pdf format. Girum zenebe reciting gebrekirstos destas poetry hageren. The artist seeks to find another language to express what is beyond. Gebre kristos desta humanism in art and poetry public. Ethiopian poems in amharic pdf contemporary culture. Late in life, he established himself as an independent artist in addis ababa, and his work was exhibited both in ethiopia and abroad. This seemed a deliberate attempt at causing trouble. Perspective of fekad azeze on gebre kristos desta s art and poems. Celebrity chef and author marcus samuelssons red rooster book offers a taste of multicultural harlem. Gebre kristos studied painting and graphic at the academy of art in cologne, west germany 19571961 and graduated at the top of his class. Gebre kristos did not pursue a career in his field of study, scientific agriculture, but instead studied art and painted in his spare time.
Gebre kristos completed his elementary education in his native. He was also appointed to illustrate childrens books as a u. Modern art museum, gebre kristos desta centre, 20150806, from the collection of. It has got all the qualities one would expect from the elite scholarly people. Let us also remember this poem was written over fifty years ago at a time when much of ethiopia was rural. Many manuscript illuminations, murals, icons and book pictures were produced under the direction of the ethiopian orthodox church. The others are afework tekle and skunder boghossian. Both his paintings and his poems unleashed waves of controversy. When gebre kristos desta embraced abstract art, when ethiopian musicians fused jazz and modern music with traditional music traditionalists frowned and many felt their art corrupted. The only modern art museum in the country, the museum is committed to promoting multifaceted experiences of modern and contemporary art and to. Gebre kristos desta ethiopian artist and poet britannica.
Government sponsored program then known as the point of four education. Hagerie eyayu fengus on gebre kiristos destas poem youtube. Seven stories about modern art in africa book, 1995. Solomon deressa, a contemporary author, poet, critic and friend of gebre kristos desta predicted that, when the first volume of his collected poems appear, chances are that amharic poetry might never be the same, both a catalogue of his work in english and a book of his collected poems were published this year, thanks to the institute of. Heran serekebrhan is the deputy director of the washington, d. Like, share and subscribe this channel habesha infotainment for similar posts and much more.
The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. To me, gebre kristos desta was a better poet than painter, but most would not agree. Gebre kristos desta news newspapers books scholar jstor december 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message. Gebre kristos desta is one of the triumvirate of leading modern ethiopian painters. Gebre kristos desta nego was an ethiopian artist and poet. Harness the power of poetry through free speech and unlimited imagination.
He died young, at 50, as a refugee living in the united states, but despite his short life he transformed ethiopian art influenced many a young artist. I believe i was in fourth grade when suddenly i and a bunch of classmates found ourselves jostling over pieces of yellow colored flyers being thrown into the air by the head teacher. Gebre kristos desta nego 19321981 also gebrekristos desta was an ethiopian artist and poet. Our uncle gebre kriistos desta was not only an exceptional artist and poet he was a. Gebre kristos desta center, sidist kilo, addis ababa 2020. S matthew, a contributor to this blog,who is doing his his post gradute studies at addis ababa university has taken a look at the catalogue. Yinafkegn neber or, endegena written by gebre kristos desta. Initially, gebre kristos was a selftaught artist, but in his sophomore year, his predilection for art won out, and gebre kristos abandoned his studies in hope of becoming a fulltime artist. Desta was born in the town of harrar, the son of a highranking clergyman aleka desta nego and was the youngest of six siblings. This is a biography of gebre kristos desta 19321981, was an ethiopian modern artist. Ethiopias wax and gold in the digital age ethiopian. This month the goethinstitue addis ababa gebrekirstos desta center has launched two books an anthology of his poetry and an art catalogue of the artists paintings. Girum zenebe reciting gebrekirstos desta s poetry hageren. A short biographical dictionary of english literature.
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