Kareem Waris Olamilekan, an 11-year-old boy from a poor neighborhood in Lagos, Nigeria, produces incredibly hyperrealistic works of art. The world watches stunning.
Olamilekan began drawing at the age of six and turned professional at eight.
He uses a pencil to create all the detailed portraits of his family, friends, neighbors and notable figures, according to My Modern Met.
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Sometimes he uses a ballpoint pen and pastels into his drawings.
He says his artistic inspiration comes from old masters like Michelangelo and a local artist like the Nigerian Arinze Stanley Egbengwu.
The youngest artist of Nigeria managed to produce a stunning portrait of French President Emmanuel Macron in just two hours. Macron visited Fela Kuti’s New Africa Shrine in Lagos on July 3.
Meet the 11-Year-Old Nigerian Artist Who Moved President Macron https://t.co/0fznz1w40j #Nigeria pic.twitter.com/ch4sOF3jOc
— allAfrica.com (@allafrica) July 8, 2018
