Hypeness

Com 11 anos de idade, Waris Kareem Olamilekan, ou apenas Waspa, já é um artista profissional. Mas, ao contrário de outros prodígios, o menino não vem de um ambiente privilegiado.

Waris vive em Lagos, na Nigéria, e começou a desenhar na escola, quando tinha seis anos. Suas criações seguem um estilo hiperrealista e, segundo contou em entrevista à BBC África, suas principais inspirações são os artistas Michelangelo e Arinze Stanley Egbengwu.

Sua técnica começou a ser aprimorada aos oito anos, quando passou a frequentar a Academia de Arte Ayowole, uma escola simples localizada no bairro em que vive.

Part of the portraiture I did in year 2017 @wizkidayo I am waspa.

A post shared by kareem waris (@waspa_art) on Apr 18, 2018 at 5:43am PDT

Os desenhos de Waspa são compartilhados com o público através de sua conta no Instagram, onde já possui mais de 38 mil seguidores. O garoto se descreve como um “pequeno artista”, mas deixa claro que se refere apenas ao tamanho, já que seus sonhos são grandes: segundo o My Modern Met, ele ainda pretende ver sua arte exposta em um museu.

I want to use this medium to say a BIG THANK YOU to those who have been supporting me in every areas. Special thanks to @oohiolei @osheoluwa @temmytadabalogun @splufiknigerians @splufiknigerians @tundeednut @officialarole @gtbank @waptvchannel @wazobiatvng @emma4impact @vivacityvegankitchen @farabaleafrica @arinze @ayowole_art @olodumare91 you are all part of my succeess Story. I love you all.

A post shared by kareem waris (@waspa_art) on Apr 23, 2018 at 3:22pm PDT

Alguma dúvida de que o sonho tem tudo para se tornar realidade?

Self portrait I also drew in year (2017) I am waspa the bitty artist It's in me #selfportrait #andinkrasymbol #ayowoleartacademy

A post shared by kareem waris (@waspa_art) on Apr 17, 2018 at 3:37pm PDT

My self portrait I drew this last year (2017) #laugh #andinkrasymbol #selfportrait #ayowoleartacademy

A post shared by kareem waris (@waspa_art) on Apr 17, 2018 at 3:34pm PDT

I am waspa the bitty artist. It's in Me. GOOD MORNING

A post shared by kareem waris (@waspa_art) on Apr 16, 2018 at 7:55pm PDT

Good evening everyone Thanks to everyone who has been supporting me @arinze @tundeednut @farabaleafrica @ayowole_art @olodumare91etc… I can't start mentioning people's names, I really love you. A big thank you for your support and words of encouragement. #stage2

A post shared by kareem waris (@waspa_art) on Apr 14, 2018 at 8:49am PDT

Pen drawing of @olodumare91 I am waspa the bitty artist …it's in me. Happy Friday… Happy weekend

A post shared by kareem waris (@waspa_art) on Apr 13, 2018 at 8:47am PDT

Am back on instagram. Pencil art #hyperrealism #waspa …It's in me

A post shared by kareem waris (@waspa_art) on Apr 11, 2018 at 3:10pm PDT

Happy birthday @ibrahim_chatta

A post shared by kareem waris (@waspa_art) on Oct 14, 2017 at 10:57pm PDT

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