Saimir Strati created the mosaic in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Independence of Albania by putting together approximately 1,350,000 bean grains into a 65-square-meter artwork
TIRANA, Nov. 27 – Albanian artist Saimir Strati has set his seventh Guinness World Record for the largest mosaic this time using bean grains and in Kosovo’s capital, Prishtina.
“I came to Kosovo on a personal mission, giving something from my soul and the nation’s flag. I chose the centennial and the flag to express Albania’s gratitude to all Kosovo people and their sacrifices. This record is a gift to all Kosovo people. Speaking after measuring Strati’s new world record, Guinness representative Annabel Lawday confirmed the 63m2 mosaic had broken the previous bean grain record mosaic in China.
Strati, who had already won six Guinness World Records since 2006 for other mosaic artworks, created the mosaic in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Independence of Albania by putting together approximately 1,350,000 bean grains into a 65-square-meter artwork for which he was awarded his seventh Guinness World Record on November 26
In late 2011, Albania’s Saimir Strati set his sixth personal Guinness World Record for the world’s largest mosaic, this time using around a million coffee beans, depicting five musicians.
Strati’s Guinness journey started in Sept. 2006 when he created the largest metal nail mosaic. The 8m2 (86.11 sq. feet) mosaic featured a portrait of Leonardo Da Vinci. Two years later, he entered the Guinness World Record for the largest cork mosaic is 91.87 mҠ(988 ftҩ with the theme ‘Mediterranea.’ In Sept. 2009 he created the largest paint brush mosaic measuring 26 mҠdepicting pop star Michael Jackson.
In Nov. 2010, he set a new world record when he made the largest screw artwork contained 235,500 metal screws in an artwork depicting the poet Homer on a banknote.
Born in Vlora, Saimir Strati, 45, is an Albanian artist who is regarded as one of the world’s most well known modern mosaic artists.
Saimir Strati is primarily an artist who works in mosaics. He has used materials including nails, toothpicks, corks, sea glass, eggshells, compact discs, coffee beans, porcelain and mirror glass among other materials. He is also a painter.
