Eric Waugh's "Worlds Largest Painting"
After five years of planning and painting, international artist Eric Waugh unveiled HERO: THE WORLD'S LARGEST PAINTING BY ONE ARTIST for the first and only time on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, 2001, at the North Carolina Museum of Art.
Appropriately, Waugh's goal was to raise millions of dollars for two children's charities: Camp Heartland, which enables children affected by the isolation and tragedy of HIV/AIDS the opportunity to experience the pure joys of being a kid, and the Starlight Children's Foundation, which grants wishes to help improve the quality of life of seriously ill children.
"I am fortunate my wife and I have three beautiful, healthy boys," Waugh says. "So I felt the desire to commit a significant portion of my career to raising funds and awareness for the real heroes, the children who face the daily challenges of living with serious illness including HIV and AIDS."
The painting, 180 feet wide and 230 feet long, was declared by the Guinness Book of World Records to be the world's largest painting by one artist. It consisted of 1,656 stretched canvas panels, each five feet square, connected by the Aplix Inc. hook-and-loop fastening system.
After it's two-hour assembly and one-time-only presentation in it's entirety, HERO was dismantled and carefully divided into smaller sections.
Framed commemorative editions were available at art.com immediately after the event, with thousands of dollars raised going to Camp Heartland and the Starlight Children's Foundation.
"HERO" Eric Waugh's, Guinness Book of Records "World's Largest Painting".Page
Five years in the making. Waugh unveils "HERO", The world's largest painting by one artist on the grounds of the North Carolina Museum of Fine Art. December 1st. 2001
The first 8 panels complete. 1648 to go!
Eric Tested 3 rows out of 42 at a local Montreal arena.
Waugh at work painting his trade mark irridesent gold dots. These Dots are 72 times the size of the oness on his regular work.
Waugh worked on 400 sq. ft. at a time. He had to do that over 100 times!
Waugh used 21 Wagner power painting guns. Each had a different color.
