WHO SPEAKS FOR BRITISH MUSLIMS?
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Topic: Graffiti
Sort Desciption: This is art without a brush and the city is. the canvas. Although many remain sceptical, graffiti art is increasingly embraced by gallery culture. ...
Content Inside: MUSTAFA CERIC A VISION FOR EUROPEAN MUSLIMS MUQTEDAR KHAN THE POLITICS AND PROMISE OF DIALOGUE INDLIEB FARAZI THE SACRED ROOTS OF COFFEE BUTROS AL - BAKR MY DISASTROUS LOVE LIFE PLUS CHILD MURDER IN TORONTO THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST GROWING UP WITH MALCOLM X UNITE BUT FOLLOW ME. WHO SPEAKS FOR BRITISH MUSLIMS? MAR 2004 | MUHARRAM 1425 | NO.354 UK£.2.50 | US$5.00 | RM10.00 ARTS 38 | Q - NEWS Q - NEWS | 39 T o the eyes of the police and Home Office apparatchiks, graffiti is merely an urban eyesore born out of anti-social behaviour. However, beyond the negative press, graffiti has quietly elevated itself to a complex form of artistic expression. Many graffiti artists, far from being illiterate vandals, believe that their art is about words. They transform letters and phrases through style and colour, giving new meaning to language in a way that no classroom environment can. Networks of self-taught artists from around the world proudly display their works on baseball courts, parks and walls - the grey urban jungle comes alive with the simmering creativity of city youth struggling to express themselves and the urban condition. This is art without a brush and the city is the canvas. Although many remain sceptical, graffiti art is increasingly embraced by gallery culture. My fascination with graffiti stems from my childhood. I was more interesting in doodling than I was in painting still life and figure drawing. I couldn’t connect with the depressing lives of “great” artists. Studying Van Gogh’s life made me sick. I didn’t want my art to drive me to that. I needed some- thing real to me, something that was within reach. I eventually discovered aerosol paint - but I wasn’t interested in vandalism. My art teachers treat- ed my taste with disdain but who cared? I was doing my own thing. I would drop my palette just the way I wanted to; use colours like black and silver even though my art teacher taught against it. I moved on to study mul ...
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