Artist Paints Popular American Actor Morgan Freeman, Photo Stirs Reactions
- A very skilled Nigerian painter, Onuoha Columbus, has amazed many online after he painted American actor, Morgan Freeman
- In a photo shared on Twitter, the American actor was made to look like an Igbo man as he wore Isi agu cloth
- Many Nigerians who reacted to the beautiful painting gave the actor different Igbo names they deemed fit for him
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A Nigerian fine artist and painter, Onuoha Columbus, has wowed many people online as he painted A-list American actor, Morgan Freeman.
What really got many people talking was that he wore the actor a traditional Igbo cloth known as isi agu to make him look like a Nigerian man.
Nigerian version of Morgan Freeman
In the painting, the actor also has a red beaded necklace and cap to complete his looks. Many people went ahead and christened Morgan different Igbo names on Twitter as they tagged his account.
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See the reshared photo of the painting below:
At the time of writing this report, the tweet has gathered over 3,000 retweets with more than 100 quoted replies.
Briefly News compiled some of the reactions below:
@ibekemed said:
"Morgan Freeman in Isiagu. Wowww."
@MystiqueDsgn said:
"No be Morgan freeman be dat."
@JasyChilla said:
"The detailing is out of this world."
@ChiddyOff1cial said:
"Morgan Freeman wear isi agu,just negodu."
@Ronin_Yasuke said:
"Morgan Freeman looks good in that Naija drip."
@ChrisOdiaka said:
"Wow! This is so beautiful! @morgan_freeman just crossed the Niger."
@anwana_mercy said:
"Morgan Okoro Freeman."
@J_Chinonso1 said:
"Very well detailed. He even got his earrings on and still looks like ichie."
@liberateyurself said:
"Awesome work of arts, keep up the good work. Your creativity shall speak for you in high places."
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Source: Briefly News
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