Kareem Olamilekan

Kareem Waris Olamilekan, also known as Waspa (born 2006 or 2007) is a Nigerian hyperrealism artist and art prodigy.[1][2][3]

Kareem Olamilekan
Born2006 or 2007 (age 16–17)
MovementHyperrealism

Biography

Olamilekan was born 2006/2007. As of 2018 lives with his parent in Lagos and schools at the Ayowole Academy of Art.[4]

He started drawing at the age of 6. On 3 July 2018, in two hours, he drew a hyper-realistic portrait of French President Emmanuel Macron, during the president's visit to the Fela Kuti's New Africa Shrine in Lagos, Nigeria. President Macron was so impressed and touched by Olamilekan's work that he tweeted a short video featuring the young boy drawing. As a result, Olamilekan's work has received international recognition since then.[1][3][5]

Awards
  • 2019 - He won Taiwan’s 22nd Fervent Global Love of Lives Award.[6][7][8]

References
  1. Akande, Segun. "The 11-year-old Nigerian artist who moved President Macron". CNN. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  2. "Meet the 11-year-old creating hyper-real art". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  3. Pate, Kelli. "Meet Kareem Waris Olamilekan, the 11-year-old artist whose drawings are getting worldwide recognition". Insider. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  4. "11-Year-Old Hyperrealist from Nigeria Wows With Stunning Artworks". TwistedSifter. 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  5. "Young hyperrealist Kareem Waris Olamilekan, owns an apartment 2 months after sketching portrait of Emmanuel Macron". Pulse Nigeria. 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  6. Dayo, Amenna. "11-Year-Old Nigerian Artist Wins Top Taiwan's Award | The African Exponent". The African Exponent. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  7. Kiunguyu, Kylie (2019-10-03). "Young Nigerian hyper-realistic artist, Kareem Waris Olamilekan wins International Art award". This is africa. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  8. Omotayo, Joseph (2019-09-20). "11-year-old Kareem Waris defeats 2,723, clinches global prize for his artworks". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2020-01-05.

See also
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