Twelve-Year-Old Boy Stuns The World With His Hyper-realistic Art | Kareem Waris
“The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread.” — Mother Teresa From drawing on a piece of paper to sketching the French President, Kareem Waris Olamilekan, AKA, Waspa, may only be 12-year-old but proves that talent has no age. He is a prodigious kid who had dethroned the art world with his hyper-realistic portraits and skilled drawings. Kareem Waris Olamilekan: 11-Year-Old Nigerian Artist Beats 2,723 … On July 3, 2018, President of French H.E Emmanuel Macron was amazed when an 11-year-old Kareem made his portrait on canvas that he was not able to stop himself from calling him on stage. The sketch of the President was made in just 2 hours, during his visit to the Fela Kuti‘s New Africa Shrine in Lagos, Nigeria. President Macron was impressed and touched by Olamilekan’s work that he tweeted a short video featuring the young boy drawing. Very touched, congratulations to this young boy! pic.twitter.com/hQd3ylxGnV ...