In Mexico created the world’s largest painting bead
The record was officially recorded in the Guinness Book.
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In the Mexican city of Guadalajara during the international Mariachi festival was presented a huge mosaic of beads, depicting a man and woman in traditional dress.
The picture area of 81.5 square meter was officially recognized a new world record by representatives of the Guinness Book of records. The previous record holder was the painting area of 72,3 square meters, which was created in New Orleans, USA.
On the creation of giant paintings worked 15 artists working in a traditional Mexican technique Visarite.
To work it took them 32 days, 450 pounds of beads, 48 pounds of wax and 30 kilograms of glue.
Largest of its kind! A 81.5 square-meter Chaquira bead mural in Guadalajara, Mexico, which was made by artisans of the Wixarika ethnic, was awarded the Guinness Record. (Photo: VCG) pic.twitter.com/iOePDaCZOe
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According to local journalists, at the end of the mariachis festival on September 2, the picture record will be sold at auction. The money received from its sale will go to the improvement of the Mexican schools.
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