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hyperrealism

Girl drenched in water

This isn’t a photo. It’s an oil painting by a Nigerian artist who hopes his works will draw attention to African arts.

Arts

Olumide Oresegun says his enchanting, life-like work has been shared hundreds of thousands of times on social media since he posted some photos of it, and he wants people to know there is realism in Africa.

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