An Australian winery has revealed a new range of wines with labels featuring terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden.
Another label reproduces an image that facaded from the persecute scandal at Abu Ghraib prison in
The images are taken from supporting graffiti from the streets of Hobart and Melbourne. The template image of Bin Laden goes next to a graffiti message reading “all you need is love”.
Below the torture image are the words “Iraqi liberation”.
Formerly, Moorilla has produced an erotic sex-and-death themed “Muse” wine series.
Moorilla winemaker Conor van der Reest said the temporary and modern nature of street art suited the drink-now ethos of the new “Praxis” wines.
“It’’s not a question of us trying to deal with people. It’’s more a record of stuff that’’s current, either in art or world events,” News.com.au quoted Conor van der Reest, as saying. Conor van der Reest alleged the reaction would be interesting.
“It’s really tough to tell and I guess it always comes down to how somebody reacts to any sort of art. I hope people will get the idea and look at the entire label,” he said.
“It would also be motivating to see how the
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