Largest drawing by an individual
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Nov 12, 2024
Fola wanted to depict the diverse culture, clothing and foods of Nigeria in his drawing which spans over 1,000 square meters.
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Hello, my name is Dr. Fuller David and I hold the world record title for the life
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destroying the world by an individual. I decided to take on this record because I wanted to challenge myself
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I wanted to push the limits of my ability as an artist
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I also wanted to create impact in the creative community in Nigeria
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The design concept is a map of Nigeria showing the very very
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various cultures. The title of the drawing is unity in diversity. This is me showing my people
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the beauty that resides in our culture. I wanted to create something that speaks to that
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and give people an avenue to celebrate their cultures. Before embarking on this record
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drawing, I took a trip around my country and it was this experience that I brought to the stadium
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to create this drawing. I have been a professional artist for about 10 years. Everettking, ever
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Since I was a child, I had always loved art. Getting to medical schools when I really took it up a notch
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I taught myself everything I needed to know about drawing and about painting
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The materials used were the canvas and markers. The joining process for our canvas took two whole days working day and night There were 30 different design concepts on this map which related to the cultures that
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we wanted to depict on the map of Nigeria. If you take this and related to the one that was done at the stadium, you would see a lot
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of similarities and just very few differences. I remember standing right in the center of this canvas about to start this drawing and
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filled with a lot of apprehension and fear, because everything all these years I led to this moment. The moment my marker touched the canvas
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there was no going back. All the fear had gone away and I started moving. I was fearless
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and I kept going on and on until the final day. The atmosphere at the stadium was electrifying
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The level of support received was overwhelming. I didn't realize the power of what my message was
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My successful record size was a thousand and four point seven square meters of drawing
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Holding a Guinness world record title is absolutely unbelievable. I never thought that I would be a record title holder
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I feel very honored and I feel officially amazing. You know
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