Edmonton artist catches eye Marvel superhero Simu Liu – Edmonton | 24CA News
Local modern artist Rahmaan Hameed landed a gig with Canadian actor and Marvel superhero Simu Liu, all because of an Instagram DM.
On New Years Eve, Hameed was scrolling Instagram when he got here throughout a photograph and commented on it, saying he would like to work with the actor. An hour later, Liu began to love a few of his photographs and the following day, Hameed woke as much as a DM.
“‘I would love to get some artwork done, what can we do?’” Hameed recalled the message said. “So, I said what do you want? He says ‘I have a home gym and would like to get a mural done on one of that walls.’ I stated ‘yup lets talk, let’s make it occur.’”
The planning came about all through January, and on Feb. 20, Hameed was on a airplane right down to Los Angeles to color to mural in Liu’s house health club. That health club — it’s not a small one measuring in at about 20 ft vast and 10 ft tall.
“Something of that size and detail would typically take about a week, a week and a half,” stated Hameed. “But since we were on a time crunch, I had three days to do it. So, I was like I either do it and absolutely crush it or I don’t and there goes my reputation, but thankfully I got it done”.
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This isn’t the one well-known icon the artist has labored for both. Last yr, Hameed painted three items for Oilers caption Connor McDavid and his girlfriend Lauren. Since then, Hameed’s clientele has grown to incorporate different athletes, like NBA and different influencers. His work will be discovered in lots of locations round Edmonton, together with Seoul Fried Chicken restaurant, Kingsway Mall and on downtown murals.
“When I started painting, I was like, wait — I like these things, so why don’t I start painting the things that I like,” stated Hameed. “Then when I saw the response from other people, it was like, ohhh there are more people who like these things other than me.
“My goal is to create art that grabs your attention, and so far, I think I’m doing a pretty good job.”
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