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Young at art

By Hannington Osodo
November 10, 2009
Africa | africa journal | Nigeria | paintings | reuters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Five-year-old Onarietta Remet is Nigeria’s most popular child painter. She’s been painting for four years now and has even sold some of her pieces.

Her father, Pius Remet, says everybody in the family is into painting and other artistic pursuits.

“When I grow up, what I want to do is paint,” Onarietta told Reuters Africa Journal in Lagos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Art critic Dapo Adeniyi says talent such as Onarietta’s should be nurtured. “It’s a plus for us as a country that such energies are coming out.”

Onarietta showed an interest in painting when she was just 18 months old. Her parents have since encouraged her and even organised five exhibitions to show her work.

Onarietta has now done more than 150 paintings. Her parents say one of them has been sold to an international collector for $10,000, although most of her work is not being put up for sale.

How do you rate Onarietta’s paintings?

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Nov 10, 2009
11:22 am UTC

By profession to earn their livelihood, African has no comparison throughout the world.

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Nov 12, 2009
2:42 am UTC

I am only a teenager but I think that this art is great for this girls age.

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