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A brief Insight on Karem Waris Olamilekan from Nigeria a hyper-realist artist that is displaying his Arts skills in the International Scene, He recently won an award in Taiwan .
Kareem triumph over 2,723 international candidates to win Taiwan's 22nd Fervent Global Love of Lives Award.
The Fervent Global Love of Lives Award under Chou Ta-Kuan Cultural and Educational Foundation was founded in 1997 and annually invites institutions, organizations, schools or individuals to recommend candidates who are brave, benevolent and diligent fighters in life.
This year Nigerian sensation 11-year-old, Kareem Waris Olamilekan was one in approx. 2,723 other international candidates to participate. The young artist is one of a growing crop of hyper-realists in Nigeria and uses charcoal and pencil as the medium of choice for his paintings.
Using his impressive talent Olamilekan beat all the participants to cinch the 22nd Fervent Global Love of Lives Award; a top Taiwanese award.
Kareem Waris Life and Interview with the Media:
Olamilekan, also known as Waspa, talked to Media about the meaning behind what he calls his "best work,"
Kareem attends the local Ayowole Academy of Art, created by graduate art student Adeniyi Adewole. "He can go far, farther than even beyond our expectations because I believe with what he has been doing, he's going somewhere greater," Adewole told DD News. "We used to tell him don't see yourself like a roadside artist. Believe you can have a name like Michelangelo, like [Leonardo] da Vinci."
And if Olamilekan has anything to say about it, that’s exactly what will happen.
"I want to see myself among the great artists, in museums," he told BBC Africa’s "What's New?" program.
And Olamilekan recently drew the praise of French President Emmanuel Macron during the latter’s visit to Fela Kuti's New Africa Shrine in Lagos on Tuesday, July 3 2018
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Olamilekan, who says he draws inspiration from artists like Michelangelo and fellow Nigerian portraitist Arinze Stanley Egbengwu, managed to produce a stunning portrait of Macron in just two hours.
Olamilekan works from a makeshift art studio in a poor neighborhood in Lagos, where he primarily uses pencil to create incredibly detailed portraits of friends, family, and notable figures,He also occasionally incorporates ballpoint pen, paint, and pastels into his drawings.
Olamilekan is one of the youngest members of a growing community of artists in Lagos creating hyper-realistic charcoal and pencil paintings. Hyperrealism is a genre of art that produces hand-drawn images resembling high-resolution photos.Congratulation to him in his recent award in Taiwan, wish him all the best,still young but so much potentials.
By Parish Parish
Editor Binnabook Publishers
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