Kareem Waris Olamilekan: The 11-year-old Nigerian artist who moved President Macron

Macron is currently on a two-day visit to Nigeria and attended a cultural presentation on the site to announce the launch of the African Cultural Season Season, scheduled for France in 2020.

Pending the arrival of the president, Olamilekan set to work and created a hyperrealist portrait of Macron, which was presented to him by the The event's host, the Nigerian singer, Banky W.

A visibly moved Macron touched heads with Olamilekan and later took on Twitter to appreciate his work.

He posted a short video of the moment, with the caption, "Very touched, congratulations to this young boy."

Olamilekan is currently enjoying a growing reputation as the youngest member of a growing community of artists in Lagos.

Hyperrealism is a genre of art that produces drawn images handmade looking like high resolution photos.

Other young Nigerian designers, like Arinze Stanley and Oscar Ukonu, use their art to reflect real life.

It's an aesthetic that is gaining popularity, both in the local arts community and with an eager global audience.

During the event organized by TRACE, President Macron was treated to an exhibition of the best contemporary Nigerian visual artists Ndidi Emefiele, Abraham Onoriode Oghobase and Victor Ehikhamenor, organized by the founder of ArtX Lagos, Tokini Peterside .