<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>This painting\nconveys different messages. Through the presented messages, it seems that the\npainter has tried to express the concept and discourse of colonialism. From a\nreligious standpoint, there are clearly visible lines of black and blurred\nbrown color in the body of Christ that the painter used to explain in a\nsymbolic and artistic language that the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the\nshedding of His blood are the reason for salvation. The painting is presented\nin a semi-abstract and expressionist art style. The influence of the prominent\nEthiopian modern painter and poet Gebre Kristos is apparent in this artistic\nwork.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>The\nCrucifixion of the Lord takes center stage in this painting’s composition as\nthe main subject matter. The artist unifies the two hands Christ extends, each\nholding something that is in opposition to the other. His left hand’s palm\ncontains a red apple, which stands in for Africa’s sorrow. The green object\nthat was displayed on the right hand, along with the image of an African mask,\nsymbolizes the richness, prosperity, and natural resources that the continent\nis endowed with.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>The blood\nthat is dripping from the side of Jesus Christ that was pierced by a spear has\nreached various places of the painting and symbolizes the suffering of the\npeople of the continent both in the past and in the present. This work of art\nis not merely embellished with unique symbols; rather, by working together\nharmoniously, they significantly contribute to the message that the painting is\nmeant to express.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>
Therefore,\nwe can also see how the painter symbolically expressed the African continent as\na whole in a mask and invited the public to understand the main root causes of\nthe continent’s current political and social crises. On the contrary, the\nparched livestock grazing on dry land devoid of water are depicted as a disease\nsymbol in the blood-stained moon. This is a great demonstration of the fact\nthat the people of Africa have been in constant material misery since the\ncolonial era until today. The work also shows that while the African\ncontinent is rich in natural resources, it has not benefited from this wealth\ndue to various reasons that date back to its past and are still evident today.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In this work of art, Lulseged focuses on religious and continental issues as the main theme. From the painting, we can see that the painter tries to convey the message by employing expressive and symbolic art elements, including the combination of different colors and line structures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","cpt_portfolio_group":[80,85],"class_list":["post-5122","cpt_portfolio","type-cpt_portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cpt_portfolio_group-artist","cpt_portfolio_group-lulseged-retta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abrakartgallery.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_portfolio\/5122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abrakartgallery.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abrakartgallery.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cpt_portfolio"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abrakartgallery.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abrakartgallery.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5122"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/abrakartgallery.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_portfolio\/5122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5813,"href":"https:\/\/abrakartgallery.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_portfolio\/5122\/revisions\/5813"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abrakartgallery.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abrakartgallery.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cpt_portfolio_group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abrakartgallery.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_portfolio_group?post=5122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}