Prithveesh K. Bhat

Prithveesh K. Bhat
Born (1995-12-23) 23 December 1995 (age 28)[1]
Cherkady,[2] Udupi district, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
Years active2013 - present[1]
Known forRubik's Cube solving and mosaic design
Notable workRubik Magic (book)[1]
Websiteprithvimosaics.com

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]

  1. ^ a b c d "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ a b "Engg student trains over 500 kids to solve Rubik Cube, enter record book". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. 9 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  9. ^ a b "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.
  10. ^ "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.