Dr.Gattem Venkatesh

Dr.Gattem Venkatesh is an Indian micro-artist. He has carved many sculptures and names on a wide range of mediums, including toothpicks and pencils. He came to notice after winning the Guinness World record for carving the Empire State Building on a toothpick. Early life and career Gattem was born in Chinadoddigallu village, Visakhapatnam district on 28 May 1996. His father Suribabu supports his family as farmers and his mother Satyavati is a housewife. He completed schooling at Gowtham Model School and Graduated from GITAM school of architecture in 2019. M.S in Urban Design New york univeristy in 2024 . Art Venkatesh started his first sculpture after the tenth standard, a miniature of Lord Ganesh on Bangles. With constant support from his family, he continued his work as a micro-artist. Some of the well-known micro-sculptures made by Venkatesh Include, Empire State Building on Toothpicks, which helps him to bag Guinness world record in 2017. Legacy Venkatesh conducts annual workshops to teach youth about Micro-art in more than 80 schools, mostly in government and rural areas. He has trained about 25,000 students. He teaches children to make decorative items out of Waste Materials.