In today’s round-the-clock news cycle, the images of world leaders and entertainers have been burned into our brains. Capitalizing on this media saturation, Ali Jabbar, an artist located out of Dubai, has created minimalist portraits of popular political and cultural personalities in his series Simple Public Figures . After the jump, check out his stripped down renderings, and see if you can recognize the public figure from the bare essentials.
Larry King
Marilyn Monroe
Mahatma Gandhi
Diego Maradona
Barack Obama
