Lubomír Vaněk Cartoonist, illustrator

and also painter, showman, writer and Moravian Scot

Main sponsor:

Centropen

I work with:

CobraDesign
Agentura Dobrý den
Magazín Tapír
Křížem krážem

Medial friend:

Best of magazín

Records

Entries in the Guinness Book of Records and the Czech Book of Records

  • 1996 in Brno – 319 caricatures in 3 hours
  • 1997 in Pelhřimov – 355 caricatures in 3 hours
  • 1998 in Pelhřimov – 370 caricatures in 3 hours
  • 1998 in Banska Bystrica (SVK) – 109 caricatures in 1 hour
  • 1999 in Pelhřimov – 131 caricatures in 1 hour
  • 1999 in Pelhřimov – The largest caricature drawn (trampled) with feet on a 10x10m canvas (portrait of B. Polívka)
  • 2000 in Pelhřimov – Caricature XXXL of Charlie Chaplin trampled through the streets of Pelhřimov with a total length of 10 000 m
  • 2000 in Pelhřimov – 137 caricatures in 1 hour
  • 2000 Bregenz (A) – 100 cartoons in 48 minutes 10 seconds
  • 2001 in Prague – 104 group family caricatures in 2 hours
  • 2001 in Pelhřimov – 189 caricatures in 95 minutes, while the caricaturists gradually drew a large portrait (2x1m) of cartoonist L. Vanek
  • 2002 in Pelhřimov – 382 caricatures in 3 hours
  • 2003 in Pelhřimov – 30 cartoons drawn with breathing apparatus under water in 9min.40sec.
  • 2004 in Pelhřimov – 100 right and 100 left hand caricatures simultaneously in 107 minutes
  • 2004 in Starnberg near Munich (D) – 25 right and 25 left hand caricatures simultaneously in 25 minutes
  • 2005 in Olešnice na Moravě – 145 caricatures in 1 hour.
  • 2005 v Pelhřimově – Za současného bubnování nohama a hraní na flétnu levou rukou nakreslení 10 karikatur.
  • 2006 in Pelhřimov – Drawing 10 caricatures while driving a car and carrying models on the hood.
  • 2006 in Pelhřimov – 175 caricatures in 1 hour.
  • 2007 – Creation of the smallest hand-drawn portrait book ( 10 presidents ) in 3x4x1,5 mm size.
  • 2007 – Drumming the portrait of Mona Lisa on a vertical drum accompanied by Scottish music.
  • 2008 – Opening of the permanent Vaňek’s World’s Smallest Gallery in the Pelhřimov Museum of Records and Curiosities.
  • 13.6.2008 Receiving the title of Curiosity of the Year for the smallest hand-drawn portrait book.
  • 2008 – Drawing ten visionary portraits, aging the models by 25 years.
  • 2008 – Drawing a self-portrait in one stroke and upside down at the same time.
  • 2009 – Creation of caricature of Eva Holubová 1500 stamps with pigeon
  • 10.5.2009 – Drawing 120 caricatures of dads in strollers in 60 minutes on the occasion of the celebration of Mother’s Day in Olomouc
  • 2009 in Pelhřimov, creating 10 cartoons in 30min.23sec. by gluing the twine to the self-adhesive backing. Creation of a promotional rope caricature of actor Lubomir Lipsky for the Museum of Records and Curiosities.
  • 2009 – Creation of the smallest equestrian statue in the world (height 9mm) of T.G.Masaryk. 25.6.2009 ceremonial placement at the town hall of Pelhřimov on Masaryk Square.
  • 2009 – Brussels ( B ) – Painting 36 caricatures with melted Belgian chocolate on Czech spa wafers in 53min.15sec.
  • 2009 – Drawing 221 employees of VSP Data in Tábor in A5 format windows on page 7 in the Czech Book of Records III in 1:56:42,13 hours.
  • 2010 – Creation of the number 20 by drawing 20 caricatures on a glass plate on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Festival of Records and Curiosities in Pelhřimov.
  • 2011 – Painting the largest caricature of President Klaus on a 3 x 2 m format (at the Brno Exhibition Centre).
  • 2011 – Creation of the world’s smallest psaligraphic ( cut out profile of Václav Klaus ) cartoon 2 x 2,5 mm.
  • 2011 in Pelhřimov – Creation of 10 relief caricatures with a diameter of 8 cm in 27:07,05 min.
  • 2009 – 2011 – Vytvoření největší kolekce trojrozměrných karikatur známých osobností ( 11 sošek je umístěno v Muzeu rekordů a kuriozit v Pelhřimově ).
  • 2011 in Pelhřimov – Drawing 50 caricatures with both hands at the same time in 25:52,53 min.
  • 10.6.2011 getting the title RECORDMAN OF THE YEAR.
  • 23.5.2012 in Prague – Drawing 186 portraits of children in 150 minutes at the event With a pram through Prague under the auspices of Allianz.
  • 9.6.2012 in Pelhřimov – Creation of the largest picture of Loch Nessky (8 x 1,3m) by gluing 268 small pre-drawn Nessie ( A6 ).
  • 14.9.2012 in Brno – Cutting 60 psaligraphic portraits in 48:33,50 min.
  • 9.10.2012 in Prague – Drawing 10 cartoons in 4:15 min. underwater at a depth of 4 meters.
  • 21.10.2012 – Impossibility Challenger World Record Festival in Budapest – Creation of 30 cartoons drawn and 30 cut out (alternately) in 36:38,43 min.
  • 18.5.2013 – Creation of 50 cartoons of Scotsmen, Scotswomen and Scotswomen in 28:16,27min. as part of the 1st Scottish Valeville Day at Veveří Castle.
  • 8.6.2013 – Creating 50 cartoons while riding an exercise bike in 27:06min. and running 11,25 km within the festival Pelhřimov- city of records.
  • 8.6.2013 – Drawing 27 cartoons on a tablet touch screen in 19:48min. as part of the festival Pelhřimov-City of Records.
  • 13.9.2013 in Brno – Drawing the world’s longest cartoon on a 25m long strip of paper by combining 92 separate cartoons in 71 minutes 11 seconds.
  • 22.3.2014 in Prague – Drawing 100 caricatures on a rotating steering wheel (the portrayed took turns on chairs around) in 80:09 min. The record holder rotated 25 times through 360° during the experiment – a total of 9000°.
  • 31.5.2014 in Brno – Drawing 100 portraits on inflatable balloons on the occasion of Children’s Day in 1:08:06 hours.
  • 12.9.2014 in Brno – Drawing 100 portraits on inflatable balloons on the occasion of 5. Žabovřeský jarmark 52:30 min.
  • 30.5.2015 in Brno – Drawing 100 portraits on paper caps as part of the Good Day in Bystrc in 47:06 min.
  • 13.7.2015 in Pelhřimov – Drawing 25 visionary caricatures (models aged 25 years) in 19:58,34 min.
  • 13.7. 2015 in Pelhřimov – Stamping of the portrait on A1 format with stamp with number 25 in 4 minutes and 59 seconds 295 stamps.
  • 20.11.2016 in Berlin ( D ) – 50 visionary cartoons ( aging models by 25 years ) in 32:46 min.
  • 10.6.2017 in Pelhřimov – Polishing the portrait of Miloš Zeman from a layer of chocolate applied on a glass circle with a diameter of 80 cm in 5:15 min.
  • 10:6.2017 in Pelhřimov – Drawing 87 caricatures while walking in 60 minutes.
  • 9.6.2018 in Pelhřimva – Drawing 55 cartoons in 60 minutes, created from the letters of the first name of the cartoon models.

Information about the Dobrý den agency, the International Festival of Records and Curiosities in Pelhřimov and the Czech additions to the Guinness Book of Records at www.dobryden.cz.