Presentation
Kirubel Melke is a visual artist, born in 1983 in Addis Ababa. He lives and works in Ethiopia. He holds a degree in Marketing from the National College and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Addis Ababa University. Inspired by his mother's work in a textile factory, Kirubel Melke imagines figurative (politically engaged) and abstract compositions from fragments of fabric.
Using fabric as a symbol of everyday life, Kirubel explores themes related to education, social injustice and the relationship between tradition and modernity, presenting pressing issues relating to contemporary Ethiopian culture. Clothes washed and hung on a wire are a recurring theme in his series of works.
Melke has exhibited at the National Museum of Ethiopia, the Hawke Center at the University of South Australia and the Yarrow Gallery in the UK.
Waiting (hope)
Kirubel Melke Alemu
Sculpture - 135 x 115 x 1 cm Sculpture - 53.1 x 45.3 x 0.4 inch
$5,658
Waiting (Mother & Child)
Kirubel Melke Alemu
Sculpture - 120 x 120 x 1 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$5,658
Family portrait 3
Kirubel Melke Alemu
Sculpture - 180 x 310 x 1 cm Sculpture - 70.9 x 122 x 0.4 inch
$10,185
The bookshelf
Kirubel Melke Alemu
Sculpture - 145 x 130 x 1 cm Sculpture - 57.1 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch
$5,092
Nostalgia 2
Kirubel Melke Alemu
Sculpture - 150 x 125 x 1 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 49.2 x 0.4 inch
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Untitled 1
Kirubel Melke Alemu
Sculpture - 147 x 147 x 0.5 cm Sculpture - 57.9 x 57.9 x 0.2 inch
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Untitled 2
Kirubel Melke Alemu
Sculpture - 130 x 140 x 0.5 cm Sculpture - 51.2 x 55.1 x 0.2 inch
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I shot the sherif
Kirubel Melke Alemu
Sculpture - 100 x 120 x 1 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
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Composition 1
Kirubel Melke Alemu
Sculpture - 118 x 200 x 1 cm Sculpture - 46.5 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch
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On the Table
Kirubel Melke Alemu
Sculpture - 120 x 124 x 0.5 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 48.8 x 0.2 inch
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The book shelf 2
Kirubel Melke Alemu
Sculpture - 145 x 145 x 1 cm Sculpture - 57.1 x 57.1 x 0.4 inch
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The Book shelf (own solutions to own problem)
Kirubel Melke Alemu
Sculpture - 135 x 114 x 1 cm Sculpture - 53.1 x 44.9 x 0.4 inch
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