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Oresegun Olumide
Born 1981 (age 42–43) Nationality Nigerian Alma mater Yaba College of Technology Occupation Artist Years active 2005–present
Oresegun Olumide is a Nigerian hyper-realistic artist.[1] oil on canvas paintings on social media website Facebook.[2] [3]
Early life and education
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Born in Ikorodu , a suburb of Lagos , Olumide's love for drawing and painting started when he was 4. He is an alumnus of Yaba College of Technology , Yaba, Lagos where he graduated with a distinction in Fine Art.[4] Pablo Picasso and Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni as his role models.[5]
Career
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The hyperrealism created in the oil paintings makes his work seem so lifelike that it is hard to believe they aren't.[4]
Esra Gurkan, CNN
Olumide started painting professionally in 2005. His drawing and painting are inspired by his environment, mostly using water as the principal theme of his works. Olumide currently owns an art studio in Ikorodu where he showcases his works and exhibitions.[5]
References
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^ Ohai, Chux (11 March 2016). "Oresegun Olumide takes art world by storm" . The Punch News . Retrieved 18 March 2016 .
^ "Oresegun Olumide's Hyper Realistic Paintings are Spectacular" . BellaNaija . Retrieved 18 March 2016 .
^ a b Gurkan, Esra (9 March 2016). "These hyper-realistic photos are actually oil paintings" . CNN . Retrieved 18 March 2016 .
^ a b "I want to build a school of art – Oresegun Olumide" . Naij News . Retrieved 18 March 2016 .
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