told Vice that classic Western flicks — such as Clint Eastwood’s 1992 film “Unforgiven,” his favorite — serve as inspiration for the man whom Vice dubs the “heir apparent of [al-Qaida].” His work — a naif style defined by its rudimentary use of color and brushstroke — often depicts the indicative elements of Westerns, such as desert landscapes with cacti, train tracks and dried bones.“I like old Western films,” Omar said. “I respect cowboys.
I love cowboy dignity.”The painter’s favorite work, titled “Arizona Desert,” illustrates a rustic cabin among a forest of cacti beneath a bright moon.
Another, “American Dream,” features a bull skull and a gnarled desert shrub against a mountainous, clay-red backdrop.The scenes are not unlike those in.
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