A Nigerian art student, Chancellor Ahaghotu has broken a decade old painting marathon record after painting for 100 hours consecutively.
Chancellor, a sophomore at the Savannah College of Arts and Design in Atlanta surpassed an old record of 60 hour long painting marathon which was set by a Belgian, Roland Palmaerts in 2013.
According to Guinness World Record, Chancellor before the attempt disclosed that her travel to the States is to build up her career and pursue her dream as a recognized artist therefore breaking the record will increase her recognition.
“I came to the United States to pursue my dreams and build up my career as a recognized artist. Breaking the record will boost my recognition as an artist both in my school and the world at large”, he said.
For this record, the challenger can either work on one large painting or create multiple ones, but the painting(s) must be of a recognizable image; abstract painting is not permissible.
Over the course of four days, Chancellor worked tirelessly to produce 106 pieces depicting all manner of subjects, including celebrities, food items, plants, animals, and much more.
At the 60th hour, when he surpassed the previous record, he painted a broken record player.