10-year-old German art prodigy takes New York's art scene by storm trends now 10-year-old German art prodigy sells over $80,000 worth of art to New York's high society in second exhibition's opening weekend Mikail Akbar launched his second NYC exhibit 'Unbelievable' this weekend His art is being shown at Modus10 - Rolf Benz Flagship Store- until May 31 Akbar paintings have been compared to famed street artist Jean-Michele Basquiat owing to their penchant for graffiti inspired pieces By Joanna Bell For Dailymail.Com Published: 20:48 BST, 8 April 2023 | Updated: 20:48 BST, 8 April 2023 Viewcomments German art prodigy Mikail Akbar is taking New York's art scene by storm. The ten-year-old launched his second New York exhibition 'UNBELIEVABLE,' which is open to the public at the Modus10 Rolf Benz Flagship Store, selling over $80,000 worth of art to New York's high society in the exhibition's first weekend. Hailing from Cologne - the hometown of supermodel Heidi Klum - Mikail's art has been compared to famed street artist Jean-Michele Basquiat owing to their penchant for graffiti-inspired pieces. The young artist has been the toast of the international art circuit ever since he received hand paints and a canvas as a birthday gift from his parents at age four. He now commands up to $16,000 for one of his colorful artworks. Born in 2012, Mikail began his prolific artistic journey at four and by the age of seven he was making headlines worldwide and was dubbed the 'Pre-school Picasso' while his abstract art also saw him compared to Jackson Pollack. Mikail had several exhibitions in cities across Germany including Cologne, Dusseldorf, Berlin, Hamburg and Munich, where international art collectors soon became aware of the young artist. This led to other shows in Vienna, Zurich and Istanbul. Akbar pictured at the opening reception with his parents - mother Elvan Akbar, father Kerem Akbar and sister, Nina Akbar held at the Soho gallery Modus 10 Child prodigy Mikail Akbar, 10, creates a one of a kind painting at the Empire State Building on April 03 in New York City At the launch party in New York, heiress Tina Radziwell, 63 - daughter of late socialite and ex-princess Lee Bouvier Radziwell, who was the sister of former first lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis - parted with $50 for a print of one of Mikail's artworks. One guest sniped: 'Gawd-Tina's worth millions, it wouldn't have killed her to stretch her budget a little further.' Iconic Studio 54 publicist Carmen D'Alessiom was also at the party. D'Alessiom hasn't lost any of the energy she brought to the infamous Niteclub where Biana Jagger and Andy Warhol were regulars, as she was one of the last people to leave the event. Despite being at the exhibition launch from 5pm, Mikail stayed up until 10pm signing art postcards for fans. The young artist also has a philanthropic side and has gained notable attention with his work being auctioned for good causes such as the 'Art Helps to Give' campaign. One of his most recent collaborations has been with the mineral water brand, Gerolsteiner, with the Mikail Akar Artist Edition, in which his art was printed on more than 17 million water bottles. Additionally, the painter has also launched charity events in Turkey to help local people during the earthquake in 2020 with the Civil Protection authority AFAD. Akbar pictured when he was seven-years-old poses in front of a print edition of his painting titled, 'Champi' that he produced with German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer called 'Manus 11' prior to the opening of his 'Manus 11' exhibition in Berlin in December 2019 The opening reception of Akbar's art held on March 31 at Modus 10 in New York's Soho neighborhood The young talented artist gives a thumbs up and he smiles in front of his graffiti-inspired paintings standing next to a guest who attended the show Akbar being interviewed by performer Shariff Sinclair at the exhibition Other projects which Mikail is currently working on include painting a series of three classic cars which will be going on a roadshow in the near future. In addition, he is working to create a 165-foot-long canvas painting for a secret project. Despite his adventures as a creative artist, Mikail has remained a normal child, going to school in Cologne and is fully supported by his parents and two siblings. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility