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Ripley's
Believe It Or Not (Thailand) awarded its coveted
prize to Maesa Elephant Camp for its 2.40 metres
wide and12 metres long painting entitled “Cold
Wind, Swirling Mist, Charming Lanna ”
and created by a group of eight elephant artists,
as “the Largest Painting by A Group of
Elephants” on December 13, 2004. The award
was given to the camp on the day it staged the
painting rehearsal for the Guinness World Records
shooting that took place on February 19, 2005
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At
the rehearsal, the eight elephants - Kongkum,
Wanpen, Kamsan, Lankam, Duanpen, Songpun, Punpetch
and Pu Ood - spent six hours creating the painting
which combines eight panels each created by
a different elephant. Only non-toxic acrylic
was used in the painting and the elephants took
a short break of 15 - 20 minutes every hour
to have some food and water and take a rest.
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Aiming
to spread the value of Thai elephants' skills
and their artistic works to the world, Maesa
Elephant Camp decided to nominate their elephants'
painting to be recorded by the Guinness World
Record. The record breaking event was held on
February, 19, 2005, and witnessed by Guinness
World Records. On that day, the eight elephant
artists - Kongkum, Wanpen, Kamsan, Lankam, Duanpen,
Songpun, Punpetch and Pu Ood – spent six
hours skillfully creating a modern impressionist
painting to depict the gorgeous natural scenery
of Northern Thailand.
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This
2.40 metres wide and 12 metres long painting
entitled “Cold Wind, Swirling Mist, Charming
Lanna I” was praised by the Guinness World
Record as “the Most Expensive Painting
by A Group of Elephants” as it was bought
by Ms Panit Warin (Sinanta), a Thai born businessperson
who lives in California, for 1.5 million baht.
The painting consists of two connecting canvas
panels and they are kept at different venues.
The first panel being bought by Ms Panit was
donated to the Thai Government to be kept as
a national treasure and the second panel is
on displayed at the camp's gallery. |
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