early life and training gedewon makonnen, known simply as gedewon, was an ethiopian artist born in 1939 in begemder, ethiopia. his early life was marked by training as a cleric in the ethiopian orthodox church, where he learned to draw talismans. this foundational training would later influence his unique artistic style. artistic style and notable works gedewon's works are characterized by labyrinthine drawings, which have garnered significant attention from western collectors. his art is a fascinating blend of traditional ethiopian elements and modern expression. some of his notable drawings…
A chart of Gedewon Makonnen's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.