Sunflowers are such glorious flowers that bloom together in a group and have the most gorgeous natural yellow like the sun. Even Van Gogh is remembered for his sunflower paintings and changing the way people viewed the flower’s beauty. The way the sunflowers were depicted in this piece is aesthetically pleasing and expressive. Besides, sunflowers play a significant role at the frontline of anti-nuclear revolutions. After the Hiroshima, Fukushima, and Chernobyl nuclear disasters, fields of sunflowers were planted across the affected landscapes to help absorb toxic metals and radiation from the soil.
Yong Khek Cheong, a full time artist, graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Singapore in 1967. He has held 2 solo exhibitions in 2005 and 2010 respectively, and participated in various group exhibitions and art fairs including Art Expo Malaysia, Hangzhou Art Fair and Guangzhou Art Fair.