The latest phase of Cameron Cross's Sunflower Project is about to begin in Kansas. Please visit Cameron's website for all the latest news. I am currently working on a series of sculptures based on Vincent Van Gogh's Sunflower Paintings. The first easel has been completed and was erected in Altona, Canada on October 17, 1998. The third easel was successfully presented to The State of Kansas, USA and construction will begin in the spring of 2000.
Discussions are currently underway in South Africa, Argentina, Japan and France for future sites.
My overall concept for this project includes reproducing all seven of Vincent Van Gogh's Sunflower Paintings in seven countries around the world. Vincent Van Gogh painted seven different but similar Sunflower paintings between the years 1888-1889. The symbolic reference of Van Gogh's Sunflower paintings is very strong. I believe Vincent Van Gogh saw the Sunflower as a representation of life and hope. The series of seven large easels reflect my own interest in appropriation and reproduction in contemporary art.