Artist Yisehak Selassie Spotlights Art of Ethiopian Christian from Worshiped Family

WND
By Marisa Martin

"Shield of Faith" by Yisehak Selassie

Any Ethiopian artist whose family name is Selassie may be almost certain to have notions of grandeur and entitlement, but Yisehak Fikre Selassie is not one of them. He is the great-grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie, who was killed in a Marxist coup along with Yisehak’s parents in a 1974 bloodbath. Recovering from dangers and trauma of Ethiopia, Yisehak is grateful to live in the U.S., where he is free to worship, express himself and follow his conscience. Yisehak hopes his work creates a desire in viewers to meet the God who motivates and protects him, Jesus Christ, AKA Lion of Judah.[link]