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Oresegun Olumide

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Nationality
  
Nigerian

Years active
  
2005–present

Occupation
  
Artist

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Born
  
1981 (age 35–36)
Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria

Alma mater
  
Yaba College of Technology

Profiles

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Oresegun Olumide is a Nigerian hyper-realistic artist. On 8 March 2016, he received media attention in Nigeria and beyond after he posted some of his oil on canvas paintings on social media website Facebook.

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Early life and education

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. He cites Pablo Picasso and Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni as his role models.

Career

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.

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References

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