| Acclaimed graffiti artist and poets make art on London street-corner Internationally acclaimed graffiti artist and South Bank Show Award winner, Mohammed Ali, will be creating his first London street-mural, sponsored by charity relief organisation Muslim Hands, on Green Street, Upton Park, East London on Saturday August 29th 2009. Mohammed Ali -aka Aerosol Arabic- is known for his unique fusion of graffiti art and Islamic script with messages of peace, poverty, justice and brotherhood. Mohammed will create his message-based mural, which deals with issues relevant to the whole of humanity and to people of all faith, on the side of the Zam Zam Bookstore on the corner of Green Street and Harold Street. While Mohammed paints the mural, various renowned poets will also perform throughout the day for the public. Mohammed Ali has travelled across the globe and painted his thought-provoking murals as far afield as New York, Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur, Toronto and Singapore. He has now teamed up with Muslim Hands, a UK based international relief organisation, in creating murals across the UK. Audiences will open their fast at dusk in unison on this busy London street corner. During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims around the world use this time for spiritual reflection while sacrificing ones desires such as eating and drinking. Mohammed says of his forthcoming London mural, Ive created conscious message-based murals around the globe, in many multicultural societies. Now its time to ... |
