Falaka Armide Yimer, born 1942, Ethiopia Search this
Medium:
Acrylic on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 75 x 105 cm (29 1/2 x 41 5/16 in.)
Type:
Painting
Geography:
Ethiopia
Date:
1990
Label Text:
Yimer's works are defined by notions of nation, history and especially movement across the Ethiopian diaspora. Stay Together evokes these issues, and articulates the importance of maintaining a sense of community throughout the diasporic nation, as Yimer and others have experienced in their sojourns abroad. Yimer rejects the traditional iconic images of Coptic art, instead suggesting themes of exile and reunion, departure and return, separation, dispersal and cohesion in the inevitability of survival.
Description:
Abstract acrylic painting featuring a group of figures standing en masse, their images blending together in bright white and red, contrasting with the darker upper register. Several members of the group appear to be holding staffs, emphasizing the verticality of the bodies and legs standing firmly planted on the level ground. The group's solidarity--both literal and figurative--poses a contrast to the broad red brushstrokes that move across the upper register.
Provenance:
Charlton and Sylvia Williams, Washington, D.C., circa 1987 to 1996
Charlton Williams, Washington, D.C., 1996 to 2002
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