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Eyob Mergia

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After graduating from the Ethiopian Fine Arts Institute in 1997, Eyob Mergia moved to the United States where he continued his studies at Augustana University in Sioux Falls, SD and UNLV in Las Vegas, NV.  Mergia describes his work as an “intuitive experimentation of ideas within the language of art”, allowing him to dissect the existence of everyday elements.  With his abundant source of inspiration, Mergia’s unique lens captures his authentic journey of discovery..

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Biography

"I consider myself really fortunate to be an artist.  My journey as an artist has opened my eyes and enabled me to look at the existence of elements in depth and allowed me to capture a point of expression for the beginning of any element.  

 

My source of inspiration is abundant.  It’s the daily life, music, books, films, conversations, nature, traveling, science, spiritual ideas, and culture. My work is to experiment with my ideas in the language of art. It allows me to play with a broad range of traditional and non-traditional medium in mainstream fine arts.

 

To me, art is to me very intuitive and instinctive.   There are times that I paint with a very conscious mind and there are times when I paint with a subconscious mindset.  The balance between these two is what I am looking for and that’s what  art is to me.  Every day we look in-depth for big and small ideas to paint as well, and through that experience I am always observing my reflections through the decisions I make for each artwork.  I would argue this is what keeps me very authentic in my work. My art is sort of a mirror. 

 

My artistic vision allows me to express my inner voice. I enjoy exploring geometric shapes and pure form and from these I come up with layers of ideas in my work.  For years, this is the process I have used to develop my ideas for a painting.

When I critique my work, I like to evaluate on the basis of what else a painting connects to.  I like to find the interconnectedness with others’ arts in looking at past or other artists. I have taken in from inspirations in print-making, drawing, film, music, literature. The process of art making is continuously looking for new discoveries in my own journey."

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