Art & Design | Reuben Brand

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Creative Ummah

November 11, 2015

Creative Ummah is an awesome platform that I Co-Founded with a dear friend of mine, Peter Gould. We created it together to inspire and empower people from all over the world to continue to create positive change. The platform showcases a unique directory of the amazing Change Makers and Creatives the Muslim...

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What now, Tony?

Art & Design, Australia, Blog, Featured, Home, Illustration

September 9, 2015

After images surfaced online of the lifeless body of baby Aylan Kurdi, a Syrian refugee who had drowned at sea whilst fleeing the current conflict, the world stopped in horror at the sheer magnitude of the humanitarian crisis that now engulfs the region. Closer to home, our Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who...

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Bloody Boat People

Art & Design, Australia, Blog, Featured, Home, Illustration

February 15, 2015

This illustration has been an incredible testament to the amazing people power of social media. After drawing it in 2012, I had it published online at The Window Dressers Arms. Soon after it was picked up on social media and went viral. The Asylum Seekers Resources Centre posted online and it quickly...

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The Chapel Hill Shootings

Art & Design, Blog, Featured, Illustration, Lifestyle, News, USA

February 13, 2015

My latest piece on the tragic ‪#‎ChapelHillShootings‬ and how our myopic media lens magnifies Muslims when it serves their agenda and completely forgets them when it matters most. May the three innocent victims of this senseless act of violence rest in peace. ...

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Je Suis Le Crayon Oublié (I am the Forgotten Pencil)

Art & Design, Blog, Censorship, Featured, Illustration, News, Politics

February 4, 2015

In the aftermath of tragedy, such as the ‪#‎CharlieHebdo‬ shootings, we often conveniently forget the collective carnage that we, as a species inflict on each other. My good friend Mark Gonzales reached out and we collaborated on the following piece. “Je Suis Crayon Oublié” (I am the...

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Lest We Forget

Art & Design, Australia, Blog, Featured, Illustration, Politics

January 27, 2015

My latest cartoon, outlining some of my thoughts regarding ‪#‎AustraliaDay‬ and the fact that in just over 200 years we have nearly destroyed over 60,000 years of ‪#‎Indigenous‬ culture and history. “Lest we forget our past, so we can work towards a better future.” ...

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End the Violence In Gaza – Global Review Issue #1

Art & Design, Blog, Featured, Illustration, Middle East, News, Politics

July 31, 2014

During the past three weeks Israel has continuously committed heinous acts of terror against the Palestinian People. The hypocrisy of world leaders and the impotence of their silence is as disturbing as the barbaric acts of violence Israel has unleashed on Gaza. ...

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