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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.


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All artworks of Kirubel Melke Alemu
Sculpture, Stripes, Kirubel Melke Alemu

Stripes

Kirubel Melke Alemu

Sculpture - 145 x 145 x 1 cm

$3,953

Sculpture, Waiting (hope), Kirubel Melke Alemu

Waiting (hope)

Kirubel Melke Alemu

Sculpture - 135 x 115 x 1 cm

$5,647

Sculpture, Waiting, Kirubel Melke Alemu

Waiting

Kirubel Melke Alemu

Sculpture - 120 x 120 x 1 cm

$3,953

Sculpture, Waiting (Mother & Child), Kirubel Melke Alemu

Waiting (Mother & Child)

Kirubel Melke Alemu

Sculpture - 120 x 120 x 1 cm

$5,647

Sculpture, Family portrait 3, Kirubel Melke Alemu

Family portrait 3

Kirubel Melke Alemu

Sculpture - 180 x 310 x 1 cm

$10,164

Sculpture, The bookshelf, Kirubel Melke Alemu

The bookshelf

Kirubel Melke Alemu

Sculpture - 145 x 130 x 1 cm

$5,082

Sculpture, Nostalgia 2, Kirubel Melke Alemu

Nostalgia 2

Kirubel Melke Alemu

Sculpture - 150 x 125 x 1 cm

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Sculpture, Untitled 1, Kirubel Melke Alemu

Untitled 1

Kirubel Melke Alemu

Sculpture - 147 x 147 x 0.5 cm

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Sculpture, Untitled 2, Kirubel Melke Alemu

Untitled 2

Kirubel Melke Alemu

Sculpture - 130 x 140 x 0.5 cm

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Sculpture, I shot the sherif, Kirubel Melke Alemu

I shot the sherif

Kirubel Melke Alemu

Sculpture - 100 x 120 x 1 cm

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Sculpture, Composition 1, Kirubel Melke Alemu

Composition 1

Kirubel Melke Alemu

Sculpture - 118 x 200 x 1 cm

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Sculpture, On the Table, Kirubel Melke Alemu

On the Table

Kirubel Melke Alemu

Sculpture - 120 x 124 x 0.5 cm

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Sculpture, The book shelf 2, Kirubel Melke Alemu

The book shelf 2

Kirubel Melke Alemu

Sculpture - 145 x 145 x 1 cm

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Design, The Book shelf, Kirubel Melke Alemu

The Book shelf

Kirubel Melke Alemu

Design - 140 x 130 x 1 cm

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Sculpture, The Book shelf (own solutions to own problem), Kirubel Melke Alemu

The Book shelf (own solutions to own problem)

Kirubel Melke Alemu

Sculpture - 135 x 114 x 1 cm

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Who is the artist?

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.

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When was Kirubel Melke Alemu born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1983