Art World Records  

Sandeep Sinha painted 945 miniature paintings in a single canvas. Each miniature painting measures 1cm x 1cm.

Jerry Paffendorf destroys $72 American dollars with the express purpose of reselling it for more, a new world record. He began shredding the bills with a blender, but ultimately resorted to ripping the bills by hand. Paffendorf now plans to sell the creation as an artwork on eBay, with a starting price of $73. Paffendorf performed the feat on February 17, 2009 at a World Record Appreciation Society[] event at the Hemlock Tavern in San Francisco, California. Dan Rollman and Debbie Hampton were present as witnesses. [#WRAS04][]

Dr. Venkata Chary Chintapatla made an 80-page Line Script Art[] biography. The style of art, which Chintapatla claims to have invented himself, appears upon first glance to be nothing more than a picture made of random vertical lines. When the artworks are viewed from 45 degrees, however, specific words and letters from various languages become visible. Read more aboutChintapatla’s projecthere.

Scott McDonald stood in front of a canvas while assistants threw 50 paint balloons at him. The result is a giant abstract work of art. He set the record during their 4th of July celebration.

Suzanne Kraus Mancuso painted 1,500 paintings of churches, temples and shrines.

Gattem V. constructed 5,432 paper boats and arranged them to make a giant paper boat mosaic. It took him four days to complete the entire artwork.

1,106 students at Bharathiyar Matriculation School in Salem, India participated in a group fingerprint painting.

1,175 students from SPK Schools in Namakkal, India handprint painted the Indian National Flag at once. Dr. S.Prabu Kumar, chairman of the school institution, organized the record.

400 students from Chinmaya Matriculation School in Coimbatore, India painted the national flag of India at once.

103 artists who attended the Saint Louis Art Fair painted on the same canvas without using blue. To see the list of artists who created this work, click here.

166 artists who attended the Saint Louis Art Fair painted on the same canvas without using black. The finished piece was bought by Ale Uchitelle. To see the list of artists who created this work, click here.

Veronica drew 85 poker faces in one minute.

Thirty-three members of the non-profit organization Pencils Of Promise[] drew a total of 33 portraits in three minutes using a single pencil. The record was set at a RecordSetter LIVE! event at Meltdown Comics[] in Los Angeles, California. [#RSLIVE23][]

ArtistEdmond Hawkins drew 11 portraits of strangers using both his left and right hand in two minutes. Hawkins set the record at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Joe’s Pub in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses. [#WRAS15][]

Dilip Gude, a post-graduate in medicine, has written in a total of 83 publications. See full list of publications here.

Darla Nageswara Rao created a portrait of US President Barack Obama[] using 33,333 round stickers.