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Asian Banksy Down Under, by Daniel Silk on Nov 6, 2008 0:03:49 GMT 1, www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1077914_alis_doodling_down_under
Ali's doodling Down Under
5/11/2008
THE UK Asian communities answer to the famous graffiti artist Banksy has been 'doodling' Down Under.
Mohammed Ali, who also goes under the name of Aerosol Arabic, has been painting grand murals promoting peace in Australiaโs major cities.
Mohammed has painted murals all over the UK but has yet to find the fame of Bristol-born Banksy, whose quirky, anti-establishment wall murals now sell for ยฃ100,000s.
Once a self-confessed unlicensed street artist, Mohammed rediscovered his faith during his university years and fused his beliefs with his primary passion for graffiti art.
The result has been imagery exploring the relationship between being a young Muslim and living in a society as diverse in faith and culture as it is in social difference.
He said: "I make it crystal clear to the young people I work with that I don't support illegal graffiti, but that I promote the techniques of street art.
"Aerosol art is like art spilling from the galleries; it brings positive messages to the people who don't go to conventional art spaces."
"It is graffiti, the most Western art form you can think of, together with Islamic script. Looking at it you wouldn't see any clash - it's taking the best of both those worlds.
โI'm not using Islamic text to promote religion," explained Mohammed, who has in the last year already painted murals across Toronto, Vancouver, Chicago and New York.
"I am using street art as a medium to bring people together, to achieve an understanding of each other. I always try to make it clear that Muslims and Islam are two different things, and what some Muslims do is not necessarily Islam."
Invited and sponsored by the British Council Australia - as part of the International Arts Festival and primarily sponsored by the State Government - Mohammed began his Australian artistic debut in Sydney, where he gave a striking demonstration of his unique blend of street art and Islamic sacred text to students at the Al-Ghazzali Centre in Lakemba; producing a four-by-two-metre painting that features the Sydney Harbour Bridge with the Arabic phrase "As-Samad", Arabic for "the eternal". The work was donated to the Australian Catholic University as an interfaith gift.
www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1077914_alis_doodling_down_underAli's doodling Down Under 5/11/2008 THE UK Asian communities answer to the famous graffiti artist Banksy has been 'doodling' Down Under. Mohammed Ali, who also goes under the name of Aerosol Arabic, has been painting grand murals promoting peace in Australiaโs major cities. Mohammed has painted murals all over the UK but has yet to find the fame of Bristol-born Banksy, whose quirky, anti-establishment wall murals now sell for ยฃ100,000s. Once a self-confessed unlicensed street artist, Mohammed rediscovered his faith during his university years and fused his beliefs with his primary passion for graffiti art. The result has been imagery exploring the relationship between being a young Muslim and living in a society as diverse in faith and culture as it is in social difference. He said: "I make it crystal clear to the young people I work with that I don't support illegal graffiti, but that I promote the techniques of street art. "Aerosol art is like art spilling from the galleries; it brings positive messages to the people who don't go to conventional art spaces." "It is graffiti, the most Western art form you can think of, together with Islamic script. Looking at it you wouldn't see any clash - it's taking the best of both those worlds. โI'm not using Islamic text to promote religion," explained Mohammed, who has in the last year already painted murals across Toronto, Vancouver, Chicago and New York. "I am using street art as a medium to bring people together, to achieve an understanding of each other. I always try to make it clear that Muslims and Islam are two different things, and what some Muslims do is not necessarily Islam." Invited and sponsored by the British Council Australia - as part of the International Arts Festival and primarily sponsored by the State Government - Mohammed began his Australian artistic debut in Sydney, where he gave a striking demonstration of his unique blend of street art and Islamic sacred text to students at the Al-Ghazzali Centre in Lakemba; producing a four-by-two-metre painting that features the Sydney Harbour Bridge with the Arabic phrase "As-Samad", Arabic for "the eternal". The work was donated to the Australian Catholic University as an interfaith gift.
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Asian Banksy Down Under, by cashman on Nov 6, 2008 0:22:38 GMT 1, He's ace, think he was on Blue Peter or sumthing a few years ago..
ps. am I the only person with Thai brides for sale at the top of my screen ?
He's ace, think he was on Blue Peter or sumthing a few years ago..
ps. am I the only person with Thai brides for sale at the top of my screen ?
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Asian Banksy Down Under, by Daniel Silk on Nov 6, 2008 0:35:16 GMT 1, He's ace, think he was on Blue Peter or sumthing a few years ago.. ps. am I the only person with Thai brides for sale at the top of my screen ?
Just you!  I think the adverts learn what sort of websites you visit and show you stuff you might be interested in ;D
Guess what Adverts Im seeing?
He's ace, think he was on Blue Peter or sumthing a few years ago.. ps. am I the only person with Thai brides for sale at the top of my screen ? Just you! I think the adverts learn what sort of websites you visit and show you stuff you might be interested in ;D Guess what Adverts Im seeing? |
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Asian Banksy Down Under, by cashman on Nov 6, 2008 0:50:44 GMT 1, p***s enlargement ?
p***s enlargement ? |
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Asian Banksy Down Under, by Daniel Silk on Nov 6, 2008 0:55:52 GMT 1, p***s enlargement ?
Your right!  I hear the word on the street is that mines too small  so I gotta get it done ;D
p***s enlargement ? Your right! I hear the word on the street is that mines too small so I gotta get it done ;D |
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Asian Banksy Down Under, by Daniel Silk on Nov 6, 2008 0:58:29 GMT 1, p***s enlargement ? Your right! I hear the word on the street is that mines too small so I gotta get it done ;D
Then, and only then will I be visiting the Thai Brides websites 
p***s enlargement ? Your right! I hear the word on the street is that mines too small so I gotta get it done ;D Then, and only then will I be visiting the Thai Brides websites |
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Asian Banksy Down Under, by cashman on Nov 6, 2008 0:58:37 GMT 1, at least there bothering to talk about yours !!
at least there bothering to talk about yours !!
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Asian Banksy Down Under, by Daniel Silk on Nov 6, 2008 1:02:45 GMT 1, at least there bothering to talk about yours !!
True! ;D They just love it
at least there bothering to talk about yours !! True! ;D They just love it |
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I think the adverts learn what sort of websites you visit and show you stuff you might be interested in ;D
I hear the word on the street is that mines too small 
so I gotta get it done ;D
