Nigerian artist paints Davido, Laycon, gathers massive reactions

Nigerian artist paints Davido, Laycon, gathers massive reactions

- People have been wowed by the mural painting of a Nigerian man whose art honoured Davido and Laycon

- Many said that once the Haven crooner sees it, he would be rewarded with millions of naira

- Other tweeps wondered how he was able to pull off such art that looks so real

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A Nigerian artist’s talent has been widely praised online as his works surfaced on Twitter. People were really amazed.

Identified as Bamaiyi Danladi, the street artist painted popular singer, Davido, on the wall. He painted him as a photo-insignia on a currency.

Danladi also drew the picture of BBNaija Lockdown winner, Laycon, the same way he did the A Better Time crooner art.

In his art of N1000 note, he made the photos on the currency wear nose masks.

See his artworks below:

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:

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@T_kelvin5 said:

"All these drawings, nah for pesin wall u dey draw am? E get why."

@Ameen38324651 said:

"As much as am not a fan of obo ....but da*n na this guy deserve that 2mill.
Nigerian artist paints Davido, Laycon, naira notes on the walls, photos go viral
The art has stirred massive reactions on Twitter. Photo source: @iamdirmax
Source: Twitter

@AndPrecise said:

"As lazy as I am the first frame don do for me. I am not drawing further."

@MaTew87653399 said:

"This one go soon collect 1m make Davido just see am."

@Yechemania said:

"Reason why I keep praying God bless me quick. Some talents juss needs huge platform to excel beyond what they av. If this is not talent I don't know what is. I pray you dominate the art market."

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that another Nigerian, Uchennaya, showed that the country is home to amazingly creative artists whose works could rival any on the international scene.

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After reading about a lady who creates paintings with discarded ankara fabric and another who makes art using cutleries like spoons and forks, you would think you had seen it all.

In a Twitter post on Friday, November 13, the lady said the paintings she shared are her recent works titled Olile Anya.

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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.