Rasta the artists has shared pictures of his portraits of football legends Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Diego Maradona.
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‘Messi from Cape Flats’: Tweeps rate Rasta’s footballer portraits
Jackie Chan, Gaddafi or Usher? Rasta has been mocked over his artistic impressions of famous footballers Messi, Maradona and Mbappe.
Rasta the artists has shared pictures of his portraits of football legends Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Diego Maradona.
Images via Twitter
@rastaartist
Following the success of the Fifa World Cup, which saw an epic showdown between Argentina and France, infamous artist Rasta has shared his latest portraits of football legends Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, and the late Diego Maradona.
But do they look anything like the soccer stars?
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Lebani Sirenje, aka “Rasta,” shared the pics of the footballers on his Twitter page.
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Taking inspiration from Argentina’s win of the World Cup, the controversial painter – who hails himself as the “best-rated artist in South Africa” in his Twitter bio – shared pics of his artwork od the team captain and the late Diego Maradona.
He captioned the post: “World Cup finals Mercy no Messi. Rise, legendary Diego, rise.”
Rasta also painted France’s football hero Kylian Mbappe, who won a Golden Boot award for his phenomenal performance during the tournament.
He shared: “Former World cup champ kisses the trophy goodbye,” referring to Mbappe’s and France’s 2018 victory.
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MESSI, MBAPPE & MARADONA PORTRAITS: TWEEPS WEIGH IN
Like his many portraits before, tweeps found the artist’s work amusing.
Here’s what they had to say about his Messi portrait:
@jewelspm2022: “This Messi must be from the Cape Flats!”
@mndeni_mntungwa: “Take Rasta to rehab, please he’s smoking too many herbs”
@Cwazi_ZimXhosa: “Oh no, Messi is about to die!”
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Of Maradona, tweeps reacted:
@Mojaben88521140: “That’s Jackie Chan supporting Argentina!”
@AlwynNortje: “Looks more like Gadaffi.”
Of Mbappe, one tweep claimed:
@Juve_ZA85: “Why is Usher kissing the trophy?”
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