MOSCOW, October 20 (RIA Novosti) - Roman Bonchuk, a Ukrainian artist famous for his large-scale works, plans to paint a vast painting depicting the history of the world, Russia's Novye Izvestia newspaper said on Monday.
Bonchuk, 28, made headlines in his home country and abroad in December 2007, after he presented a 30-meter (100-foot) long and five-meter (16.5-meter) high canvas, devoted to Ukrainian history.
The artist now intends to paint a 1.5-km (0.9-mile) picture, depicting some 2,000 major events and five million prominent figures of world history.
He said he expects to put the painting on display at the Avenue of Champs Elysees in Paris within five years, but did not explain how he planned paint at least 2,700 individuals each day without a single day off.
