Local Man In Running For Worldwide Van Gogh Lookalike Contest

Vincent Van Gogh is regarded as one of the most important artists of all time. His influence has been felt throughout the art world since his suicide in 1890. Now a Canadian artist has been commissioned to make a bronze statue of Van Gogh and is asking the world for lookalikes to use to sculpt the face of the late artist.

From the website iamvincent.com:

Hello, I'm Douglas Coupland, a writer and artist based out of Vancouver, Canada. For a large bronze sculpture commission I'm currently crowd-sourcing the planet looking for Vincent van Gogh's closest lookalike. It could be your next door neighbour. It could be a guy at work. It could be you.

If you think you look like Vincent van Gogh, please submit your photo. The person who I think best resembles Van Gogh will be given €5,000 and will be flown with a guest to Vancouver for a unique experience and to be 3D-scanned.

Their facial data will become Vincent van Gogh's likeness on the final sculpture, forever immortalizing them in bronze and on a plaque bearing their name.

The contest has garnered international attention, and a Shreveport man who entered the contest and is currently the #10 lookalike in the world!

Benjamin River Williams says this on his Facebook profile:

I've broken into the top 10 in the Van Gogh look-alike contest on iamvincent.com, but we need to accelerate the voting to continue ascending! Thank you to everyone for your continued support... Please keep voting and SHARING! This could really happen! ‪

Go to iamvincent.com, sort by number of votes, and look for Benjamin Williamson. You can vote TWICE a day--once on wifi and once on the cellular network (or more if you use other devices/networks)--until August 20! Don't forget to SHARE with your friend and family! Thanks!

Good luck, Benjamin!