BESUFIKAD EPHREM

Besufikad Ephrem Gebreselase is a contemporary figurative painter from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He creates paintings that deeply explore the themes of life and death, often using symbolic compositions that juxtapose the human form with skeletal imagery. His work invites viewers to reflect on mortality as a poetic and inevitable part of existence rather than an end.Besufikad graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from the Alle School of Fine Arts and Design at Addis Ababa University. Over more than five years, he has developed a practice centered on oil painting on canvas, employing rich colors and expressive brushstrokes to convey dignity, spirituality, and the quiet strength of his subjects.His paintings frequently depict figures rooted in Ethiopian cultural and spiritual heritage, emphasizing the coexistence of beauty and impermanence. Through his art, Besufikad offers a meditation on the human condition, encouraging contemplation of memory, grace, and the delicate balance between life and death..