Massive modern art form: The World’s Largest Rubber Duck.
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From above link:
The creator and designer of the Rubber Duck sculpture is Florentijn Hofman. He is a Dutch public artist who is actively working throughout the whole world. He was born in the Netherlands on April 16, 1977. He finished secondary school in Emmen and went to an art school that is located in Kampen. He mastered in art at Berlin-Weissensee, Berlin. He mostly worked on reproducing objects that we can usually see around us, in a huge size. A characteristic of Florentijn Hofman's work is that he makes objects with things that we see or use often, including laminate flooring and flip-flops.
With these sculptures, he wants to make people's lives happier, and become unified. The purpose of his art is to promote the message of healing. [my bold]
In 2009, while it was on display in Belgium, vandals stabbed Rubber Duck 42 times.
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Some controversy:
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I will not say where but I have seen, in person – live and for real - one of these Rubber Ducks. At 61 ft high it is quite impressive. In fact so impressive that I immediately had a great idea that this Rubber Duck should be turned into a Church. We could all go inside and sing songs about Rubber Ducks and engage in happy worship and communal goodwill. The Rubber Duck will save the World; not just the Art World. Just a passing thought.