Fitsum Berhe Exhibition

One Off is pleased to present

'En - light'

an exhibition of works on canvas by

Fitsum Berhe

Private View:
Saturday, 25 May - Noon to 5pm

Ends - 23 June 2019

'En - light', Fitsum Berhe Exhibition Invitation

About the exhibition

Life is merely a spectacle.

I like to indulge in the physicality of paint matter while portraying images of people.

Images of people whose thoughts are permeated with the incredible imperfections of excessive thinking.

The stories of our lives; distractions of the times we live in, idolization of the other more than the self which leads to a smaller me.

In an attempt to engage our core beauty, I navigate through the presence of illusions of reality that separates us from our higher selves. Unveiling the illusions of our times, that which occupies us.

In this body of work I try to construct images of the diminished self we hold and possibly indicate what could free us through contemplation, connection, as well as the dimensions that are sacred.

Fitsum Berhe - Nairobi - 2019

Preview of Works

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Fitsum Berhe - Old Gods New Gods, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 200h x 250w cm

Fitsum Berhe - Lost in Thought, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 104h x 79.50w cm

Fitsum Berhe - Veils of Illusion, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 100h x 70w cm

Fitsum Berhe - Arise, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 215h x 150w cm

Fitsum Berhe - The Invisible Story that Lurks Beneath, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 119h x 99w cm

Fitsum Berhe - Untitled I, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 104.50h x 79.50w cm

Fitsum Berhe - Miner as Saint, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 100h x 79w cm

Fitsum Berhe - Untitled II, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 1338h x 77.50w cm

Fitsum Berhe - Trapped in Time, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 138h x 77.50w cm

Fitsum Berhe - Idealized Self Projection II, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 130h x 103w cm

Fitsum Berhe - I Am My Story, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 138h x 77.50w cm

Fitsum Berhe - Contact with the Elements, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 119h x 99w cm

Fitsum Berhe - Idealized Self Projection I, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 180h x 139.50w cm

Fitsum Berhe - The Scared In Us, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 141h x 110.50w cm

Fitsum Berhe - The Presence, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 100h x 100.50w cm

Fitsum Berhe - Untitled III, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 120h x 120w cm

Fitsum Berhe - Untitled IV, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 130.50h x 129.50w cm

Exhibitions

2001

Alliance Francaise, Asmara

2006

Kunst Welten, Salzburg
Lamu Island
The Talisman Restaurant, Nairobi

2008

Galerie Alexandre Cadain, Paris

2009

RaMoMA, Nairobi

2010

The Talisman Restaurant, Nairobi

2011

Gallery Tongkeun, Seoul

2012

Galerie 23, Amsterdam
Gallery Louiza, Antwerp
Gazzambo Gallery, Madrid
Capital Club, Dubai

2013

L’Hôtel de l’Industrie, St.Germain, Paris

2014

GAFRA, London

2015

YIA Art Fair, Paris
Arta Gallery, Toronto
Rampel Studios, Nairobi

2016

Galerie Bagnato, Constance

2018

Art Karlsruhe, Germany

2019

Art Karlsruhe, Germany
Art CN, Shanghai

Permanent Collections

Casoria Contemporary Art Museum, Naples
East African Visual Arts Trust (formerly RaMoMA), Nairobi
Kunst Welten, Salzburg

Exhibition openings are usually on the last Saturday of every month, excluding December. The gallery remains open on Sundays allowing anyone who missed the opening to catch the exhibition the next day. Do join our mailing list so we can send you an invitation.