Rubber duck ( sculpture ) - wikipedia Rubber duck ( sculpture ) The Rubber Duck sculpture in Seoul in 2014 Rubber Duck refers to any of several giant floating sculptures designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman. These were built in various sizes, ranging from the prototype, which measured 1 inch, to the one created in 2007 that is the largest rubber duck in the world. Contents 1 Artist 2 Design 3 Display 4 Big Yellow Duck 5 Origin 6 Gallery 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Artist 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. Design The size of the rubber duck is varied. His largest rubber duck, in Saint Nazaire, was measured, width, length, height of 26x20x32m. The rubber duck in Beijing was 14x15x18m, and the rubber duck in Seokchon lake was 16.5 x19. 8x16. 5m with a weight of 1000 kg. The rubber duck was constructed with more than 200 pieces of PVC. All the pieces of PVC are connected by hand with sewing machines. In order to make the durability of the rubber duck stronger, they added another piece on top of one layer. On the rubber duck, there is an opening at the back of the body so that architects and staff can perform a body check of the rubber duck. In addition, there is an electric propeller fan in its body so that it can be inflated at any time, in either good or bad weather. The electric propeller fan also keeps the air circulating inside of the rubber duck, so that the air always keeps the shape of the rubber duck sculpture. The loops that are in the pontoon edges of the rubber duck are connected to the fence of the lake by 16 ropes. These 16 ropes can hold the rubber duck still without it floating away by the waves of the lake water. On the bottom of the rubber duck, there is a waterproof cable. The waterproof cable gets the energy from a power distribution board near the lake to make the electric propeller fan work. Display The Rubber Duck sculpture in Nakanoshima in 2015 Since 2007, the ducks have been on display in Amsterdam, Baku, Lommel ( Belgium ), Osaka, Sydney Harbour, Sao Paulo and Hong Kong. It was on display in Pittsburgh as its first US destination, from 27 September 2013 through 20 October 2013. Over 1,000,000 people are reported to have visited the duck in Pittsburgh. Its second United States appearance was in Norfolk, Virginia from 17 -- 26 May 2014, floating in The Hague inlet in front of the Chrysler Museum of Art. In October 2014, The Lotte group of South Korea asked for the giant rubber duck in order to celebrate the opening of the new Lotte World Mall, the country 's largest shopping mall that also has a super tall skyscraper, Lotte World Tower, under construction. The tower is located between the Han River and Seokchon Lake where the giant rubber duck is placed. However, the duck deflated during the exhibition. In 2009, while it was on display in Belgium, vandals stabbed Rubber Duck 42 times. Here are the dimensions and location of each duck in order of date : Saint - Nazaire, France, 2007 ( 26 × 20 × 32 metres or 85 × 66 × 105 feet ) São Paulo, Brazil, 2008 ( 12 × 14 × 16 metres or 39 × 46 × 52 feet ) Osaka, Japan, December 2010 ( 10 × 11 × 13 metres or 33 × 36 × 43 feet ) Auckland, New Zealand, February 2011 ( 12 × 14 × 16 metres or 39 × 46 × 52 feet ) Onomichi, Japan, 2012 ( 10 × 11 × 13 metres or 33 × 36 × 43 feet ) Hasselt, Belgium, July 2012 ( 12 × 14 × 16 metres or 39 × 46 × 52 feet ) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, January 2013 ( 13 × 14 × 15 metres or 43 × 46 × 49 feet ) Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, May 2013 ( 14 × 15 × 16.5 metres or 46 × 49 × 54 feet ) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, September 2013 ( 14 × 15 × 16.5 metres or 46 × 49 × 54 feet ) Beijing, China, September 2013 ( 14 × 15 × 18 metres or 46 × 49 × 59 feet ) Baku, Azerbaijan, September 2013 ( 12 × 14 × 16 metres or 39 × 46 × 52 feet ) Kaohsiung, Taiwan ( ROC ), September 2013 ( 25 × 18 × 18 metres or 82 × 59 × 59 feet ) Taoyuan, Taiwan ( ROC ), 26 October 2013 ( 25 × 18 × 18 metres or 82 × 59 × 59 feet ) Keelung, Taiwan ( ROC ), 20 December 2013 ( 25 × 18 × 18 metres or 82 × 59 × 59 feet ) Parramatta, Australia, 10 -- 19 January 2014 ( 13 × 14 × 15 metres or 43 × 46 × 49 feet ) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 27 April -- 31 May 2014 ( 22 × 20 × 16 metres or 72 × 66 × 52 feet ) Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 17 -- 26 May 2014 ( 14 × 15 × 16.5 metres or 46 × 49 × 54 feet ) Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PR China, 30 May -- 15 July 2014 ( 25 × 18 × 18 metres or 82 × 59 × 59 feet ) Los Angeles, California United States, August 2014 ( 33 × 18 × 26 metres or 108 × 59 × 85 feet ) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, August 2014 ( 13 × 14 × 15 metres or 43 × 46 × 49 feet ) Seoul, South Korea, 14 October 2014 -- 14 November 2014 ( 16.5 × 19.8 × 16.5 metres or 54 × 65 × 54 feet ) Shanghai, PR China, 23 October 2014 -- 23 November 2014 Macau, 29 April 2016 -- 27 May 2016 Harbin, Heilongjiang, PR China, July / August 2016 Buffalo, New York, United States, 26 -- 28 August 2016 Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1 -- 3 July 2017 ( counterfeit duck enlarged by Ryan Whaley ) Santiago and Valparaiso, Chile, 28 September 2017 - 8 October 2017 The duck on display in Hong Kong, from 1 May to 9 June 2013, deflated on 15 May after losing air. It was re-inflated and was again on exhibition on 20 May. It was damaged and deflated again in Taiwan on 2 November after an earthquake, before bursting at Keelung, Taiwan, on 31 December 2013. The duck was reported as having been swept away in recent floods in China. On 30 September 2017, during its exibition in Santiago, the duck accidentally crashed with a sign, tearing a hole on its structure and causing it to deflate. Big yellow duck See also : Internet censorship in China On 4 June 2013, Sina Weibo, China 's most popular microblog, had blocked the terms `` Today '', `` Tonight '', `` June 4 '', and `` Big Yellow Duck ''. If these were searched, a message would appear stating that according to relevant laws, statutes and policies, the results of the search could not be shown. The censorship occurred because a photoshopped version of Tank Man, which swapped all tanks with this sculpture, had been circulating around Twitter. Origin See also : Friendly Floatees In 1992, a Chinese cargo ship travelling from Hong Kong to Tacoma lost 350 containers overboard during a storm. Among the lost containers were a range of bath toys, including beavers, turtles, frogs and ducks. It is claimed that some 28,800 ducks were released into the ocean and they have been travelling around the world for at least a decade. While Hofman is aware of this news item, it is n't clear if it formed part of the origin story for his duck sculpture or not. In an interview in Chengdu, Hofman stated that his initial inspiration for Rubber Duck came when he was visiting a museum in 2001. He then searched to find what he considered the perfect toy duck and settled on a design by a Hong Kong company, Tolo Toys : `` And I went to the shops, for weeks, to find the most perfect rubber duck, and that was ( it ). It 's not new. For a hundred years there have been rubber ducks, but I found the best shape and that was a Tolo rubber duck. '' said Hofman in July 2013. Gallery Osaka, 2009 Baku, 2013 Sydney, 2013 Los Angeles, 2014 Seoul, 2014 Osaka, 2014 Osaka, 2015 Buffalo, 2016 Coos Bay, 2017 Santiago, 2017 See also Friendly Floatees Ego Leonard References Jump up ^ `` ( LEAD ) Giant rubber duck enthralls citizens despite Lotte controversy ''. english.yonhapnews.co.kr. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 14. Jump up ^ `` EcoGreenGlobe -- Hofman 's Rubber Ducky Travels the World ''. Ecogreenglobe.com. 25 April 2012. Jump up ^ Sophia Sun ( 25 April 2013 ). `` 6 個 不可 不知 的 Rubber Duck 解碼 ''. Yahoo !. ^ Jump up to : Avenuel Art Hall, Lotte Gallery. Rubber Duck Project Seoul. Seoul, 2014. Print. Jump up ^ `` First Day of Florentijn Hofman 's Rubber Duck Exhibition in Hong Kong ''. Jump up ^ `` The Rubber Duck Bridge Party ''. Jump up ^ `` Giant rubber ducky quacking tonight in Pittsburgh ''. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Jump up ^ `` Duck marks last days ; lovable bird to be moved, cleaned, deflated Sunday ''. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Jump up ^ MoneyWeek. `` 롯데 월드 몰 개장 기념 으로 데려온 러버 덕, 첫날 부터 ' 김 샜다 ' ''. Jump up ^ `` Giant rubber duck to arrive in Seoul ''. The Korea Times. Jump up ^ `` Lotte Invites Monster Duck To Soothe Construction Flap ''. Wall Street Journal - Korea Realtime. Jump up ^ `` Giant Rubber Duck Goes Flat in Seoul ''. ^ Jump up to : `` Fowl play ? Giant rubber duck drowns in Hong Kong ''. CNN Travel. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013. Jump up ^ `` Canard de Bain St. Nazaire 2007 ''. Florentijn Hofman. www.florentijnhofman.nl. Retrieved 9 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Rubber Duck Hasselt 2009 ''. Florentijn Hofman. www.florentijnhofman.nl. Retrieved 9 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Rubber Duck Sydney 2013 ''. Florentijn Hofman. www.florentijnhofman.nl. Retrieved 9 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Rubber Duck Hong Kong 2013 ''. Florentijn Hofman. www.florentijnhofman.nl. Retrieved 9 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Giant rubber ducky quacking tonight in Pittsburgh ''. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 27 September 2013. Retrieved September 2013. Check date values in : access - date = ( help ) Jump up ^ Laura Zhou ( 29 August 2013 ). `` Beijing prepares for bigger, better rubber duck than Hong Kong ''. South China Morning Post. Retrieved 30 August 2013. Jump up ^ YARAT Contemporary Art Space will proudly present last project of ` PARTİCİPATE ` Baku Public Art Festival ` RUBBER DUCK ` by a Netherlands artist Florentijn Hofman. Jump up ^ Olivia B. Waxman ( 25 July 2013 ). `` Rubber Duck Finds Permanent Home in Taiwan ''. TIME. Retrieved August 2013. Check date values in : access - date = ( help ) Jump up ^ Hiufu Wong, CNN ( 24 September 2013 ). `` Giant duck conquers Taiwan ''. CNN. Jump up ^ CFP ( 30 May 2014 ). `` Giant Rubber Duck waits in wings in Hangzhou ''. China Daily. Retrieved 30 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Tall ships parade, giant yellow duck greeted warmly by thousands along San Pedro Waterfront ''. Retrieved 25 Oct 2014. Jump up ^ Rubber Duck Project Seoul Jump up ^ `` Giant Rubber Duck Graces Shanghai ''. Retrieved 25 Oct 2014. Jump up ^ `` Macao Science Center ''. Jump up ^ `` 18 - meter - high rubber duck seen in NE China ''. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Largest rubber duck in the world nesting at Canalside ''. wgrz.com. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 28. Jump up ^ Everything you wanted to know about Toronto 's giant rubber duck - Metro News. June 29, 2017. Retrieved on July 4, 2017. Jump up ^ http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/giant-rubber-duck-wades-into-toronto-waterfront-1.3484310 Jump up ^ 13, Tele. `` Rubber Duck : el mapa con los lugares donde podrás fotografiarte con el pato de hule ''. https://www.facebook.com/teletrece ( in Spanish ). Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 29. External link in website = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Giant rubber duck deflates in Hong Kong ''. gbtimes.com. 15 May 2013. Jump up ^ `` Giant duck damaged in Taiwan earthquake ''. BBC Media. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013. Jump up ^ `` Giant rubber duck bursts in Taiwan ''. BBC Media. 31 December 2013. Jump up ^ `` China : Giant yellow rubber duck swept away in flood - BBC News ''. BBC News. Jump up ^ `` Insólito : Patito gigante del Parque Quinta Normal terminó roto y desinflado ''. CNN Chile. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` Censored in China : ' Today, ' ' Tonight ' and ' Big Yellow Duck ' ''. International New York Times IHT Rendezvous. 4 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` BBC NEWS Americas Ducks ' odyssey nears end ''. news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 22. Jump up ^ `` ' Moby - Duck ' : When 28,800 Bath Toys Are Lost At Sea ''. NPR.org. Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 22. Jump up ^ Times, Global. `` ' Rubber Duck ' doubt - Global Times ''. www.globaltimes.cn. Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 22. Avenuel Art Hall, Lotte Gallery. Rubber Duck Project Seoul. Seoul, 2014. Print. Rubber Duck Project - Seoul, Artist visited Korea ( 러버 덕 프로젝트 - 서울, 방한 ) Lee, Minji. `` Giant rubber duck enthralls citizens despite Lotte controversy. '' Yonhap News 20 Oct. 2014. Web. Giant rubber duck enthralls citizens despite Lotte controversy Rubberdcukproject Seoul. `` Rubber Duck Project - Seoul, Artist visited Korea. '' Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 31 Oct. 2014. Web. 4 Mar. 2016. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rubber Duck by Florentijn Hofman. 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Question: who owns the world's largest rubber duck
Answer: Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman