It was artist Roberto Teekah’s exceptional skill that saw him captivating the judges and viewers episode after episode until he was selected as one of the ten winners of the Guyana Talent Search competition.
The E R Burrowes School of Art fourth-year student said when he decided to enter, he could not be sure how far he would get as he was unaware of the format of the competition. However, he is pleased that he went ahead and decided to give it a try. “…I’m incredibly happy that I rose to the challenge. I’m truly grateful for all the support I received from viewers, friends and family – it really made the journey so much more enjoyable,” the artist enthused.
When he learnt of the competition on Facebook back in February, Roberto worked on putting together a time-lapse video of him painting a portrait of Naomi Campbell. The artist explained that the audition videos were required to be 60 seconds. His time-lapse video, he pointed out, allowed him to showcase work which in actuality took an hour to complete. Of course, he could not spend an hour creating his pieces on the show as each contestant had only three minutes to showcase his/her talent. This was most challenging for him but the artist shared that it was his expertise in the skill that aided him in pulling it off.
