A Nigerian Art and Design student has set a new Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest painting marathon.
According to a Guinness World Records announcement, Chancellor Ahaghotu from the United States broke a ten-year-old record by painting for 100 hours.
It went on to say that Chancellor, a sophomore at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, had significantly broken the previous record of 60 hours set in 2013 by Roland Palmaerts (Belgium/Canada).
“I came to the United States to pursue my dreams and build up my career as a recognized artist,” Chancellor told GWR before embarking on his record attempt.
“Breaking the record will boost my recognition as an artist both in my school and the world at large.”
According to GWR, the challenger can work on one large or many paintings for this record, but the painting(s) must be of a recognizable image; abstract painting is not permitted.
According to Guinness World Records, Chancellor worked tirelessly for four days to create 106 pieces illustrating various subjects such as celebrities, food items, plants, animals, and much more.
Ahaghotu had intended to create one painting per hour; therefore, he prepared 100 canvases with sketches before commencing the record attempt.
However, he completed them all with a few hours to spare during his paint-athon, so he then made a series of unplanned still-life paintings before closing with a painting of an exhausted individual.
And when he smashed the previous record at the 60th hour, the Nigerian student painted a broken record player.
"One thing I love about the paintings I created is that they were representing my different moods and how I was feeling when I created them," he said.
GWR stated that, like with all 'longest marathon' records, the challenger is allowed a five-minute rest break for every continuous hour of activity, and these rest breaks can accumulate if they are not taken.
According to GWR, they were the only times the Chancellor could use the loo, eat, or sleep.
Chancellor admitted to feeling tired at the 88-hour mark but was determined to meet his goal of 100 hours.
