Talented Young Nigerian Man Uses Old Newspapers to Make Fine Portrait of Akon, Photos Go Viral

Talented Young Nigerian Man Uses Old Newspapers to Make Fine Portrait of Akon, Photos Go Viral

- A talented young Nigerian man, Kyrian Arinze, has said he spent 10 days creating a paper portrait of Akon

- The Anambra-born man who has churned out many pieces disclosed it was not easy when he started as he once used more than a month to make the same

- Many people praised his amazing show of talent as some wondered how he was able to pull off the work

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A young Nigerian man from Anambra state, Kyrian Arinze, is doing what some people in his profession may find very difficult to do.

Before his artwork gained massive popularity on social media, the young man dazzled many with his pieces during his National Youth Service Corps year in Aba, Abia state.

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Young Nigerian man uses newspaper to make fine portrait of Akon, photos go viral
He was celebrated on social media for his skill. Photo source: Kyrian Arinze, Info East
Source: Facebook

It was not easy when I started

On Thursday, June 3, an artwork he made from newspapers went viral on Facebook. He transformed the old papers into a beautiful portrait of American Singer Akon.

Speaking with Legit.ng, Arinze revealed that he spent a week and some days creating the piece. He added that when he started, he could spend one month to make such.

On some of his challenges, the man who self-taught himself the art said he sometimes makes mistakes with colour combination.

See a Facebook post on him below:

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions to his artwork below:

Chukwuebuka Dominic said:

"Great job, keep it up brother."

Okoye Offonagoro Maryann Ebere said:

"This is Akon, nice job."

Celestine Okoye said:

"Just love this. Just prepare yourself for an award very soon."

Amara Ezeh Udechukwu said:

"May God bless the work of your hand dear."

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Another talented Nigerian

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a Nigerian artist, Kelly Omodamwen, amazed many with his creativity as he used spark plugs to make beautiful art installations.

As some of his works surfaced on Twitter, many wondered how long it took him to beat the plugs into shape and create what he intended with them.

With spark plugs, he has been able to create masterpieces that depict a ram and drummer. The intricate design of the installations makes them more beautiful to look at.

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Joseph Omotayo (HOD Human-Interest) Joseph Omotayo has been writing for the human interest desk since 2019 and is currently the head of the desk. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with a degree in Literature in English in 2016. He once worked for Afridiaspora, OlisaTV & CLR. He is a 2022/2023 Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking fellow. He can be reached via: joseph.omotayo@corp.legit.ng.