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Ron English brings Sunflowers to Sakura Season in Tokyo

📍 Location: Tokyo Art Fair 2017

Artist: Ron English

Nationality: American

🌻 🌻🌻 Sunflower Symbolism

  • The Myth of Clytie: Clithie (water nymph) turns into a sunflower after loosing her love Apollo.

  • For Chinese Symbolism: The sunflower means long life, good luck. The sunflower was eaten by royalty to insure immortality.

  • In esotheric Christianity: The sunflower is seen as a symbol of gods love.

FACTS

  • There are 12 Vangogh Sunflowers