Finding van Gogh: Douglas Coupland locates lookalike to be featured in art piece
VANCOUVER — A British man bearing a striking resemblance to Vincent van Gogh is the muse for a new work of art by Douglas Coupland.
The Vancouver-based writer and artist embarked on a worldwide search for individuals resembling the famed Dutch painter.
Daniel Baker of the southern England town of Christchurch emerged as the top doppelganger out of 1,250 entrants from 37 countries.
Baker travelled to Vancouver where he underwent a 3D scanning process using hundreds of cameras to generate facial data that Coupland will use as source material to create a large 3D bronze sculpture.