Art World Records  

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][]

Robert “Death” stacked a poker chip tower measuring 200 standard poker chips high.

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

Smt. Kamala Prasad Rao made 365 handcrafted items in one year. The items were made out of waste materials such as broken bangles, feather, saw dust, chalk powder, etc. Her other exhibitions include paintings and embroidered products.

Chris Horng used 66 crayon colors in 30 seconds in his self-portrait. Stride’s setting 100 records in 100 days. At the end of 100 days, we’ll verify if you are the standing Record Holder. If you are, you’ll get $500 for each record you managed to hold with your guile, talent, and sheer will. General caution and common sense required. We show the Stride Team at work, but recommend that these challenges be done at home.

Rob Suretteused 504,000 pegs ofLite Britetocreate a 10x20 foot mural entitled “World Peace.” Read more about his world record creation here.

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.

Atmakuru Ramakrishna, an innovation artist, used his fingers and hands as tools to paint 100 landscapes in a record 13 hours, 26 minutes. The paintings use oil medium and were painted on 100 12" x 16" stretched canvases. The record was set at the Indian Institute of Science campus on May 20, 2010.

This record was set as part of Prius Records, a two-day event streamed live on the Internet. In a 48-hour period, URDB officials adjudicated 200 Prius-related world records. This was the most records ever documented in a 48-hour window, a world record in and of itself. The event took place in Los Angeles, California on March 30th and 31st, 2011. See all the records set at the event here.

This record was set as part of Toyota Prius Records, a two-day event streamed live on the Internet. In a 48-hour period, URDB officials adjudicated 200 Prius-related world records. This was the most records ever documented in a 48-hour window, a world record in and of itself. The event took place in Los Angeles, California on March 30th and 31st, 2011. See all the records set at the event here.

Darryl Learie built an ice sculpture 21 feet and 6 inches (6.67 meters) in height. The measurement was taken from the ground level to the top of the sculpture.

Simon Jansen made an ASCII animation (ASCIImation) film of the scenes fromStar Wars: Episode IVthat was 18 minutes and 30 seconds in length.

Performance artists Marco Paoletti, Mark O’Sullivan, Markus Furtner, Declan Mee, Peter Bone, Valerie Sealey, Kaitsu, Dixy, Perry, Julio, Manuel Mitasch used a combined 34 illuminated juggling propson stage at the same time. The group set the record at the K8 Light Night. They used two devil sticks, 15 juggling balls, 11 clubs, two diabolos, two light poi clubs, and two staffs.

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.

As part of the Wheel Questions community art project, Johnny Monsarrat video recorded and responded to 58 people asking a question about life on 11/29/2009. All the videos and documentation of the “blitz” are available at Wheel Questions Complete.

As part of the Wheel Questions community art project, Johnny Monsarrat produced 187 video responses to people asking a question about life in just five days ending 11/25/2009. All the videos and documentation of the “blitz” are available at Wheel Questions Complete[].