SeblePainThings

Hi, I’m Seble Tesfaye, a full-time acrylic painting artist based in Ethiopia. I've been in the art business for 5+ years now. My works are inspired by people’s emotions, feelings and scenery. In my
paintings, the boundaries between reality and imagination blur. I try to make
my artworks as a portal to a different facet of the human psyche, revealing
the complexities of our emotional landscapes, from the haunting portrayal of
despair to the weight of loneliness on rainy days.

My styles are mostly expressionism and symbolism, I go with abstract styles,
intuitive portraits, cityscapes and landscapes. I usually try not to have a specific method in my mind of how I’m going to get to the end result while painting;
hence allowing myself to fully let go and pave a free way to bring my
vision to life onto the canvas. Through my paintings, viewers are encouraged
to confront their inner demons and gain a deeper understanding of the multifaceted
nature of human existence.

My paintings usually come with captions when I share them mainly via social
media platforms. Instead of explaining myself and what I’m trying to portray
on the given painting, I put out a caption from a book or by myself that I
believe best describes the scenery I’ve tried to portray, and reflect a perspective
that resonates with it.

For me, Art is therapy, it’s a prayer, it’s a way I communicate with myself and
with the outside world. It’s a way I use to express an emotion , explore a
thought and a surrounding or make a statement through different approaches.
I also use it to encourage my audience to deepen their insights and broaden
their perspectives on societal struggles. My background in sociology also
comes in handy in understanding it..

I’m always delighted and at peace to be able to inspire people, to assure them
they’re not alone in their journey, to help them cope or overcome struggles
they are facing and hope to keep on doing so.

This is shop will be run by Kirubiel Teferra in the US while I focus on my art. I will ship any orders from Ethiopia to wherever you are!