Goshu, Worku - VM - Gerlind Krause
Worku Goshu: Universe 1 and Universe 2
Universe 1
I worship your presence
I adore your holy pre-science.
You envisioned your works
from time out of mind
called the planets to be
by the infinity of your wisdom.
And your creation
was like a wheel
moving perpetually
towards the score of a world
without end.
Universe 2
Love
sweeps every realm
comes up from down under
swells far beyond the stars.
Love abundantly
and in completion
enfolds us, cherished children of God.
Love
is the kiss of salvation
by the Holy of Holiest
on our hearts.
The poems are by Gerlind Krause
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The Light and the Dark
by Gerlind Krause
Worku has come a long way. An Ethiopian, born between Orient and Occident by his religious traditions, he passionately sought to unearth his country's roots and wounds that were his own. In his early work he expressed himself through eyes. Eyes cried out the feelings of both the masses and individuals. Covered with a surface of faces, the very structure of the canvasses seemed to be made of eyes woven into the sun and the moon, the old motifs of
Worku applies archetypical motifs of pre-Christian history as well as old Orthodox traditions. He is a modern artist who explores spiritual revelations that in the old times were under the custodianship of ecclesiastical professionals, bound to the institutions of the church. Traditional Ethiopian painting never strived towards describing the country's life or folk traditions in a realistic or naturalistic manner, but sought to portray the nation's spirit in many-layered religious symbols and impulses from traditional legends dealing with good and evil.
Today Worku expresses his interpretation of life by visions that emerge from the impact of good and evil powers on the human heart and on society. These visions soar with the light of hope led by a strong longing that one day the creation of a new heaven and a new earth may put an end to the tears and pain and struggles of humanity. His eyes are still present, sweeping the paintings in more refined ways and abstract forms to show the network of humankind and its connection to the Lord of heaven and earth.
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Worku Goshu: Universe 1, 60 x
Worku Goshu: Universe 2, 60 x
Worku Goshu, a prominent Ethiopian contemporary artist, was born in
Gerlind Krause is a German freelance author, translator and pastor's wife, who came to live and work in the
ArtWay Visual Meditation October 6, 2013