Prithveesh K. Bhat | |
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| Born | 23 December 1995[1] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Years active | 2013 - present[1] |
| Known for | Rubik's Cube solving and mosaic design |
| Notable work | Rubik Magic (book)[1] |
| Website | prithvimosaics |
Prithveesh K. Bhat or Prathvish K. Bhat (born 23 December 1995) is an Indian Rubik's Cube speedcuber and mosaic artist.[3][4] He has set several Rubik's Cube records, including two Guinness World Records namely ′Largest Dual Sided Rubik’s Cube Mosaic′, leading a team of 20 members[5][1] and ′Most contributions to a Rubik's cube mosaic′, leading a team of 293 people.[6]
He started pixel painting works to represent the same pixels over the graph sheet to create portraits which could be framed permanently.[7]
He has trained more than 500 students on the basics of the Rubik Cube, and has conducted free workshops at eight educational institutions.[8] In 2015, he wrote a book named ′Rubik Magic′, which consisted of a set of easy memorizing formulas for children to solve the Rubik Cube. It was released by D. Veerendra Heggade.[8]
He has been featured in Star Sports Kannada - RCB Insider Show for making mosaic of Virat Kohli using 700 Rubik's cubes, while his brother Pradheesh K had dedicated an artwork of AB de Villiers. [9] He was featured in History TV18's show OMG! Yeh Mera India - Season 8, for creating artworks of Deepika Padukone, Neeraj Chopra and The Joker. The show was hosted by Krushna Abhishek.[9][10]
Personal life
Prithveesh K. Bhat was born on 23 December 1995 to K. Shyam Prasad and Prasanna Prasad, both residents of Pethri, Udupi.[1] He has a younger brother named Pradheesh K. Prithveesh is currently studying Master of Engineering in School of Information Sciences, Manipal.[1]
Achievements
On 2 October 2016 at Indraprastha Indoor stadium, Ujire, he and his team ′SDMIT Cubers′ of 20 members created a vertical Rubik's cube mosaic wall, which on one side portrayed the picture of Mr. Bean at yellow face and Charlie Chaplin on white face. It was made using white stickered cubes. .[5][1] The mosaic wall consisted of 4500 3x3x3 cubes, measured 14.981 sqm, stood approx. 15 feet tall and 10 feet wide, and was built in 7 hours. The expenses were entirely funded by Veerendra Heggade. It was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as ′Largest Dual Sided Rubik’s Cube Mosaic′.[11]
On 5 May 2019, at Gopalan Innovation Mall, Bannerghatta road, Bangalore, Prithveesh lead a team of 293 people to create a portrait of a tiger, consisting of 1200 Rubik's cubes, to support the cause of tiger conservation in India.[12][13][14][15][16][17] It was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as ′Most contributions to a Rubik's cube mosaic′.[6]
Prithveesh holds a world record for ′Dual-sided Rubik's Cube′ listed in Limca Book of Records.[18] He also holds a Assist World Record, for creating a portrait of Abdul Kalam using 540 cubes.[19]
He ranked 3rd in state-level Rubik's Cube solving competition (non-WCA event) held in Mangalore.[20]
He has made over 200 portraits including those of Veerendra Heggade, Narendra Modi, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Swami Vivekananda, Mohan Alva, Ambareesh, Yash, Rakshit Shetty, Sudeep, Puneeth Rajkumar, Sridevi, Vishnuvardhan, Mary Kom, Darshan, and Yogaraj Bhat on various occasions in several locations in Karnataka and also in Hyderabad, Chennai and Uttar Pradesh.[7][9][21][22]
Events
- First Lord Ganesha idol made out of Rubik Cubes, at the ″My Friend Ganesha″ (Idol making contest) held at Bharath Mall, Mangalore on 27 August 2017[1]
- Created a 8×10 feet mosaic image of the Parliament of India using 1,950 Rubik's Cubes in seven hours,[23] on 26 January 2018.
- Created a 2×3 feet mosaic portrait of Anand C. Kunder using 540 cubes during event ′Thangali-2′, held at Shivarama Karantha Theme Park, Kota, on 30 December 2018.[24]
- Participated and performed in India's Got Talent (season 8).[7]
- Participated in Maruti Suzuki Colors of Youth (Season 7) in 2018.[21]
- Performed with his brother, in two episodes of SAB TV's reality show India Ke Mast Kalandar, which aired on 18 August[25] and 16 September 2018.[26]
- Performed with his brother, in an episode of Colors Super's reality show Majaa Bharatha, which aired on 21 March 2017.[27]
- Created Rubik's cube portrait of Puneeth Rajkumar, before the release of the movie Natasaarvabhowma, on 5 February 2019.[28] The actor himself posted it in his Instagram profile, thanking the efforts of Prithveesh.[28]
- Created Rubik's cube portrait of Yogaraj Bhat for his 2019 film Panchatantra. Bhat thanked the efforts of Prithveesh in his Instagram profile, on 8 March 2019.[22]
- Created mosaic art for Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited, out of 7,400 mini Rubik's Cubes, in 2019.[29]
- Created artwork of Dinesh Karthik using 600 Rubik's cubes. The cricketer thanks with retweet by mentioning 'Highly impressive' in his official Twitter profile on 4 July 2022.[30][31][32][33]
External links
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Guinness Record Holder Prithvish K Creates World's 1st Rubik Cube 'Ganesh Idol'". mangalorean.com. Mangalorean. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ↑ "In the record book for training 500 students in solving Rubik's Cube in a year". thehindu.com. The Hindu. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ↑ "Students eye world record with 4,000 Rubik's Cubes". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. 23 September 2016. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ↑ "Guinness recognises efforts by SDMIT Cubers for largest dual side Rubik's cube mosaic". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. 19 February 2017. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- 1 2 "Chaplin, Mr Beans' Rubik's cube mosaic creates record". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. 21 February 2017. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- 1 2 "Most contributions to a Rubik's cube mosaic". Guinness World Records. Great Britain. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- 1 2 3 Rakshitha M N, DH News Service, Bengaluru (10 February 2019). "Portraits from Rubik's cubes". Deccan Herald. Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
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- 1 2 3 "Guinness World Record holder Prithveesh K Bhat talks about his journey in History TV 18's season 8 of OMG India". www.mid-day.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ↑ "Meet the Unique Artist from Karnataka, Who is Creating One-of-its-kind Art, Only on HistoryTV18". News18. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ↑ "Guinness record for SDMIT's Rubik's Cube mosaic builders". thehindu.com. The Hindu. 23 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ↑ "A puzzle and a message". The Hindu. Andhra Pradesh, India. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ↑ "Rubik's Cube tiger portrait a world record". Deccan Herald. Karnataka. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ↑ "Kannada Prabha Bengaluru epaper dated Mon, 6 May 19". kpepaper.asianetnews.com. Bangalore, Karnataka, India: Kannada Prabha, Asianet News. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ↑ "Udayavani / ePaper / Manipal edition / 6 May 2019". epaper.udayavani.com. Manipal, Karnataka: Udayavani.
- ↑ Vinobha K. T. (12 May 2019). "293 cubers from Karnataka all set to enter Guinness Record". The Times of India. India. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ↑ "Guinness World Record authorities attempt awaits the final approval /Mangaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India. India. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ↑ Limca Book of Records: India at Her Best. Limca Book of Records. 5 May 2018. ISBN 9789351952404. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ↑ "Kalam's burial site agog with activities". thehindu.com. The Hindu. 28 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ↑ "Youth keen to popularise Rubik's Cube in rural areas". thehindu.com. The Hindu. 28 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- 1 2 "ನಟ ಸಾರ್ವಭೌಮನಿಗೆ ರೂಬಿಕ್ಸ್ ಕ್ಯೂಬ್ ಪ್ರೊಮೊ". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). Bangalore, Karnataka. 9 February 2019. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- 1 2 "ರೂಬಿಕ್ಸ್ ಕ್ಯುಬ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಅರಳಿತು ವಿಕಟಕವಿ ಯೋಗರಾಜ್ ಭಟ್ ಭಾವಚಿತ್ರ - Balkani News". Dailyhunt (in Kannada). Karnataka, India. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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- ↑ TV, Colors (2017). "Majaa Bharatha, A stand-up special by Mithra and Roopika, Episode 20". www.voot.com. India: Voot, Colors Super. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- 1 2 "Puneeth Rajkumar shares portrait made out of Rubik's Cubes - Times of India". The Times of India. India (published 5 February 2019). 2019. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
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- ↑ "Watch: Fan Makes Portrait Of Dinesh Karthik With Rubik's Cube, Gets A Shoutout From Cricketer". NDTV.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ↑ "Fan makes portrait of Dinesh Karthik using 600 Rubik's Cubes. Cricketer reacts". Hindustan Times. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
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