Arinze Stanley Egbengwu Explained

Arinze Stanley Egbengwu (born 1993) is a Nigerian artist, activist, photographer, engineer, and entrepreneur. He is best known for creating hyper realistic pencil drawings.^[1]

Arinze Stanley Egbengwu
Nationality:	Nigerian
Known For:	Drawing
Movement:	Hyperrealism

Working primarily with charcoal and graphite on paper, Egbengwu uses his works as a medium for social and political activism. His work addresses matters including racism, modern slavery, and feminism both in his community and worldwide.^{[1] [2]}

Early life

Egbengwu was born on 20 November 1993. He is a self-taught artist and lives in Lagos, Nigeria.^{[3] [4]}

In 2014, Arinze graduated from Imo State University with a Bachelor's of Engineering in agricultural engineering.^{[5] [6] [7]}

See also

• Kareem Olamilekan

Sources

• Web site: Wildly Talented Nigerian Artist Made This Drawing Without Any Training Whatsoever The Huffington Post. huffingtonpost.com. 2017-04-21.
• Web site: This Artist's Life-Sized Portraits Made With Charcoal & Graphite Are Incredible BLAVITY. blavity.com. 2017-04-21.
• Hyperrealistic portraits, thisiscolossal.com. Accessed 26 March 2024.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arinze Stanley Egbengwu Leading Change. qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk. en. 2019-01-02. 30 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181230233451/https://qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk/about/supporters/arinze-stanley-egbengwu. dead.
2. Web site: Biography - ARINZE STANLEY . 2024-06-07 . arinzestanley.com . en.
3. News: Meet 23-years-old Arinze Stanley Who Makes Pencil Drawings Like Real Life Images. Reporter. Thedivest.com. 2017-04-07. Nigeria News. 2017-05-15. en-GB.
4. Web site: Insanity: An Exhibition of Hyperrealist Art – Omenka Gallery. www.omenkagallery.com. en-US. 2017-05-15.
5. Web site: Home. Harinzey art. en-US. 2017-05-13. 28 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170928231058/https://www.harinzey.com/. dead.
6. Web site: Artist. Harinzey art. en-US. 2017-05-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20170930203530/https://www.harinzey.com/artist/. 30 September 2017. dead.
7. Web site: Arinze Stanley - Biography . 2024-06-07 . Arcadia Contemporary . en.