Street artist Muhammed Ali stencilled a giant image of Ilhan Omar (a congresswomen), after Donald Trump’s racist rant.
The artwork on a wall in Roshven road Balsall heath reached global recognition after Omar retweeted it on her huge Twitter platform. Overnight the image was viewed by tens of thousands and liked by over 12,000 across the globe; whilst being denounced by Trump supporters. Ali shared videos showing the process of the masterpiece.
Choosing the right wall and to create it. He is planning to run a limited amount of prints, the money earned will be sent to a charity relevant to the issue. The image is extremely significant as it reassures to people around the world that support is available. It gave support to Omar in a difficult time. However, the relevance is questionable, although it will be very reassuring to Ilhan Omar that she does have people supporting her.
Neither has Trump seen it (or just didn’t respond) he already received plenty of backlash to which he has clearly shown he is not ready to make amends as he asked four congressmen to apologise to the US and Israel for their allegedly racist remarks.
This is a great addition to Ali’s career bringing more attention to him therefore growing his platform. He’s used his recent fame as a way to teach and help those in need. One of his recent campaigns was helping school kids to create aerosol art and art using an IPad in a Birmingham Primary school.
He used Islamic relief to teach Lebanese refugees to create art as a way of coping with trauma or a better way to communicate their feelings. Ali uses a range of techniques and his/the world’s current issues to dictate his art. This is in addition to using a mixture of Islamic calligraphy and geometry with street art to create his designs.
Tabasam Mehmood
