Since the birth of the first "rubber duck" in 2007, Hoffman has set off from Amsterdam, the Netherlands with his works. By August of 20 14, Rubber Duck had visited 22 cities in 13 countries and regions. Rubber ducks have attracted great attention all over the world, and also brought great commercial benefits to local tourism and retail industry.
Significance of rubber duck: Since 2007, rubber duck has started to travel around the world. Rubber duck attracts the crazy pursuit of local fans every time, bringing people surprises and laughter, which largely realizes the artist's original intention of creation. Rubber duck, as an image that often appears in front of children all over the world, can bring joy, heal people's hearts and relax. It has no boundaries, does not discriminate against anyone, and has no political connotation.
Creative inspiration: It is said that Hoffman's inspiration for designing rubber ducks comes from the story of the Duck Fleet: 1992. A cargo ship from China intended to cross the Pacific Ocean to reach Tacoma Port in Washington, USA, but encountered a strong storm on the way. A container full of 29,000 bathtub toys fell into the sea and broke.
Yellow ducks, blue turtles and green frogs floated on the Shanghai surface, forming a huge "duck fleet", which drifted from China to the coasts of the United States and Britain in 15. ? Although the story is beautiful, Hoffman firmly denies it.
Hoffman said: "No, no, this is a complete rumor. I went to a Dutch museum and found inspiration from painting. I saw a design of a little yellow duck from a painting. My inspiration comes from some works of art, which I can't remember clearly. They are all landscapes. I prefer to get inspiration from some paintings and then make my own artistic creation. "
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A world-famous work of art, Rubber Duck, will be unveiled at the colorful Ancient Yunnan Kingdom Wetland Park in Kunming, Yunnan on the 29th. Rubber duck, which only symbolizes innocence, happiness and freedom, has a very loud popularity and is loved and sought after by people all over the world. ?
Rubber Duck's debut in Yunnan is the 30th stop of its world tour. Li, the general manager of Zhuhai Aoxin Culture Communication Co., Ltd., the organizer of the exhibition, said that the rubber duck exhibited this time will be placed at the colorful ancient Dian Art Sea Wharf, with a size of 18×25×25m and a clear height of 18m, which is equivalent to the height of six floors. ?
"Rubber duck is a kind of duck without borders. It floats on the water in a friendly way and heals people's hearts. " Li said that the theme of this activity is "innocence". I hope that when tourists see the "rubber duck", they will think of the bathtub years in their childhood and recall their unforgettable happy childhood. ?
Rubber duck is a huge rubber duck art series, which was created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman in the shape of a classic bathtub yellow duck. Since the birth of the first rubber duck in 2007, Hoffman has brought his works from Amsterdam, the Netherlands to St. Nazaire, Sao Paulo, Auckland, Osaka, Australia, Sydney, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Macau and Taiwan Province. ?
The person in charge of the colorful Yunnan Ancient Yunnan Kingdom Wetland Park said that the rubber duck cruise in Yunnan is a deep integration of world art and culture with local humanities, nature and tourism, which is conducive to showing the charm of "Great Yunnan" to the world and bringing new, beautiful and joyful sightseeing experiences to tourists. ?
Kunming exhibition will last until March 2, 20 18.
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