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Born April 30th, 2004 at 6:35am. Onarietta lssabella Remet is daughter, friend, and professional colleague of her parents Pius and Lilian Remet. They all paint, write, sing and dance in their home, studio\Gallery located in the heart of Lagos city.

Little Onarietta obviously favored by the genes of artistic pedigree, is grand-daughter of Pa Ben Odiase-composer of the Nigerian national anthem- Africa’s most populous black nation.Her intriguing foray into the world of creative ingenuity can be traced right back to her infantile days in our world of colorful commotions.

At 4-months old, her uncharacteristic predilection for light and colors elicited a questionable overdose of parental focus on her to the extent that at the age of eleven months, she had taken the exciting photo shots that initiated her modeling career.

Onarietta at 18 months, painted with such profound dexterity, abstract and symbolic expressions only typical of the elated minds and masterstrokes of the great masters. She handles her brush and painting knife with such provocative zest. Her strokes on board and canvas which flashed at a velocity of a blink per second can certainly make one want to scream “my goodness!” She is a prolific painter mindful of the symbolic details which reveal the intrigues and tender experiences that marked her amazing feats in our world of colorful dreams.

She has painted more than 84 works as at the nineth month of her second year birthday[January 30th 2007] Paintings that are personal, strong, and provocative. The first exhibition of her works took place from the 2nd-8th December 2006 at the Nigeria cultural centre-TERRA KULTURE, Victoria island, Lagos.

Currently, her attempt at a potentially new Guinness world record category as “The World’s Youngest Artist To Paint The Largest Detailed Painting” is underway. Onarietta was three on the 30th of April 2007, and she looks forward to the launch of ”The Child to Child Trust” her charity organization with the sole aim of contributing 50% of all proceeds from the sales of her works to her fellow babies worldwide that are either sick, poor, or oppressed.

http://www.onariettaremet.com/