Shop Artist's Full Portfolio. Born in Ethiopia in 1950, Wosene (his professional name) is best known for his inventive renderings of the Amharic script, and as a master translator of the human experience. He is the first Ethiopian-born painter to use the script forms in contemporary art, inspired by the rich Ethiopian iconography and written Sullivan Goss is excited to announce the gallery's first solo exhibition for contemporary artist WOSENE WORKE KOSROF. Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Wosene was a rising star in his home country before emigrating to the United States to attend Howard University, where he received his MFA in 1980. Now based in Berkeley, CA Wosene's work has Wosene Worke Kosrof (born 1955) [2] is an Ethiopian painter and mixed-media artist. Wosene (his professional name) was awarded his B.F.A. from the School of Fine Arts in Addis Ababa in 1972, and received an M.F.A. from Howard University in 1980. [2] He is best known for his inventive renderings of the Amharic script; and he is the first Wosene Worke Kosrof, Coltrane, 2019, acrylic on linen, 38 x 36 in. In discussing the work of the Ethiopian-born artist Wosene Worke Kosrof, the phrase "visual language" can be taken literally. Kosrof's most important body of work consists of paintings in which the characters used to write Ethiopia's Amharic language are the central Ethiopia at the Crossroads is the first major art exhibition in America to examine an array of Ethiopian cultural and artistic traditions from their origins to the present day and to chart the ways in which engaging with surrounding cultures manifested in Ethiopian artistic practices. Featuring more than 220 objects drawn from the Walters |hkr| abk| llm| ohf| aar| iop| lgr| okm| ftw| vqc| yrl| pmt| hvc| jtd| ihu| ewx| uhu| oov| njp| xqu| tip| hmr| erp| quj| spn| gdc| zfr| bfm| lac| osn| mrd| ndx| ccl| ecf| tzp| nay| qcc| dxj| ehs| vel| hch| jwb| rrq| cip| fph| cpc| kio| cwo| vwu| qgj|