Florentijn hofman moon rabbit new installation taiwan. The first book, moon rabbit tells the story of little rabbit who has a wonderful home. Dutch artist florentijn hofman see previously recently created moon rabbit, a monumental white rabbit sculpture, for the taoyuan land arts festival in taiwan. Adorable 82foottall rabbit covers an old aircraft hangar. A lovely readalike for raymond briggs muchloved the snowman 1978. Sep 15, 2014 dutch artist florentijn hofman, known for his large scale installations of animal characters, recently unveiled his latest work. Moon rabbit project by florentijn hofman diabolical rabbit.
The massive inflatable designed by dutch artist florentijn hofman to be a giant version of the popular bath toy burst today while it was on show at the port of keelung in. The sculpture, situated near the taoyuan military base in china, depicts an adorable but massive rabbit reclining on its back, seemingly daydreaming up at the sky. Florentijn hofmans website taoyuan land art festival. The moon rabbit is laying against the bunker, dreaming and thinking about life and dreaming the impossible possible and creating its own true stories, explains hofman. A burning manstyle finale for a giant rabbit in taiwan the new. Florentijn hofmans latest work is a gigantic bunny gazing up at.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Big yellow bunny made from local swedish materials is. It was inspired by the chinese jade rabbit, and is made of wood, styrofoam frames, and covered with dupont waterproof paper. In east asian folklore, the rabbit is seen as pounding with a mortar and pestle, but the contents of the. Dutch artist florentijn hofman see previously recently created moon rabbit, a monumental white rabbit sculpture, for the taoyuan land arts festival in stay safe and healthy. Florentijn hofman born 16 april 1977 is a dutch artist who creates playful urban installations. Giant rabbit giant bunny big bunny silly rabbit rabbit art bunny art rabbit hole rabbit sculpture lion sculpture florentijn hofman. The moon rabbit or moon hare is a mythical figure who lives on the moon in far eastern folklore, based on pareidolia interpretations that identify the dark markings on the near side of the moon as a rabbit or hare. Florentijn hofman quotes from the moon rabbit is laying against the bunker, dreaming and thinking about life and dreaming the impossible possible and creating its own true stories. Rubber duck artist florentijn hofmans giant rabbit. An 82foottall rabbit created by the dutch artist florentijn hofman met with a calamitous.
Hofman said the piece was inspired by a chinese cultural myth that mentions a rabbit making elixir on the moon. Dutch artist florentijn hofman has been busy creating some of his. This is not the first time disaster has struck one of. Photoagencies the latest creation of dutch artist florentijn hofman, a huge white rabbit, will meet the public on thursday during a festival in taiwan, local media reported. I hope its not out of print because it should be enjoyed for generations.
Florentijn hofman 16 april 1977 is a dutch artist who creates playful urban installations like the rubber duck and the hippopothames, a 2014 installation on the river thames in london. Its a gesture that makes everyone rethink the purpose of public space design indaba. Poor rabbit was more frightened than before, and he ran home and told his old grandmother what had happened. And his grandmother was also very frightened, for she thought that no good could come of it. Children will be delighted in the simple, yet detailed watercolor paintings that the illustrator uses tell the story. Artist florentijn hofman is using the world as his. Located at the dayuan town naval base in taiwan, moon rabbit is an enormous yet adorable bunny thats propped up against a.
Located at the dayuan town naval base in taiwan, moon rabbit is an enormous yet adorable bunny thats propped up against a grassy military bunker gazing up at the moon. The moon rabbit then delivers an exhausted luna safely home. The moon rabbit is a symbol of altruism and love in the legend of the chinese midautumn festival, which took place on september 8. Lookout rabbit, florentijn hofman the lookout rabbit is a temporary 12 meter high sculpture. Its a rabbit with a red dot which you can enter and have a look out over the river the waal. To create the largescale work, which is based on the east asian. Florentijn hofmans latest work is a gigantic bunny gazing. The giant 25metre moon rabbit reclines in the sun the hong kong outlet of whitestone gallery at h queens 80 queens road central presents play around the world, a gallery exhibition of globally renowned dutch artist florentijn hofman. The public art installation sunbathing hare, part of the cultural program.
Moon rabbit is the latest supersized sculpture created by celebrated dutch artist florentijn hofman. The color palette used for these soft, sleepy scenes is appropriately muted, with everything mostly gray except for the rabbits luminous white fur and pink eyes, which are echoed in lunas pink pajamas. Florentijn hofman unleashes moon rabbit sculpture artnet news. Moon rabbit, a giant paper rabbit sculpture in taiwan. I love the balance between moon rabbits independent side and her desire to connect with others.
Florentijn hofman s sculpture was based on the ancient chinese myth of the moon rabbit fire is believed to have been started by sparks from a chainsaw at an art festival in northern taiwan earlier. The sequel, brown rabbit in the city is equally enchanting. Quotes by florentijn hofman what should i read next. See more ideas about rubber duck, big duck and dutch artists. Dutch artist florentijn hofmans 82ft tall sculpture of a moon rabbit on display at the art festival in taiwan before it was destroyed.
The moon rabbit is laying against the bunker, dreaming and thinking about life and dreaming the impossible possible and creating its own true stories. Florentijn hofman born 16 april 1977 is a dutch artist who creates playful urban installations like the rubber duck and the hippopothames. The 40yearold dutch installation artist and sculptor has built an enormous bunny on a hillside in taiwan, several rubber duckies the size of apartment buildings, and a remarkable new kraken playground in shenzen, china. Adorable 82foottall rabbit covers an old aircraft hangar in taiwan. After unveiling the hipopothames in london a few days ago, florentijn hofman is now in taiwan where he just unveiled this super cute installation for the midautumn festival at the dayuan town naval base. The rabbit is named moon rabbit for the coming midautumn festival or the moon festival and will be displayed from sept 4 to 14 at the taoyuan military base.
Moon rabbit is a lovely book where a little white city rabbit, little rabbit, is lonely and stares at the moon every night wondering if theres another little rabbit somewhere out there until, one moonlit night, she finds a friend, brown rabbit, who lives in a park outside the city. The 82footlong rabbit is made of a rubberized paper that lends the sculpture a papermache look. Hofman was born on 16 april 1977 in delfzijl in the netherlands. If you were hoping florentijn hofmans wildly popular moon rabbit would embark on a rubber duckstyle world tour see giant rubber duck lands at virginias chrysler museum, youre in. Florentijn hofman installed an 83foottall white rabbit in taiwan for its mid autumn festival.
Lookout rabbit, florentijn hofman by heather champ findery. Florentijn hofman work question things make the moon rabbit is laying against the bunker, dreaming and thinking about life and dreaming the impossible possible and creating its own true stories. Florentijn hofman the moon rabbit is laying against. After having a dream of reaching the moon, rabbit sought to find a friend who would take him there. A great message for all kids, but especially for the little girls in your life.
These pieces are massively successful as artthe jeff koons comparison is. A story inspired by asian folklore and the films of studio ghibli, this is a magical book about luna who befriends the giant rabbit who lives in the moon. Dutch artist florentijn hofman, acknowledged for his large scale installations of animal characters, not too way back unveiled his latest work. Inspired by jade rabbit from the chinese mythology, the dutch artist created moon rabbit. Hofman said he felt the rabbit might need to take a break after working on the moon for thousands of years, the official said of the works reclining position. The sculpture was propped against an aircraft hanger for the installation the festival was located at a decommissioned air base. Moon rabbit project by florentijn hofman featured on diabolical rabbit. Dutch artist florentijn hofman, known for his large scale installations of animal characters, recently unveiled his latest work. Luna and the moon rabbit has definitely captured my heart.
Florentijn hofmans art is incredibly huge, incredibly engaging, and incredibly complicated. The folklore originated in china and then spread to other asian cultures. People examine the wooden sculpture of giant hare by artist florentijn hofman displayed near the st. After being rejected many times, he perservered until he found crane, who agreed to take him there. In 2014, dutch artist florentijn hofman created a giant moon rabbit that went on display in taiwan at the taoyuan land arts festival. Moon photography, moon print, printable art, minimalist. Big yellow rabbitflorentijn hofman 3 of 9 many of his installations are large scale replicas of toys and animal set within very public spaces as a way to challenge the concept of the public space. Located on the dayuan metropolis naval base in taiwan, moon rabbit is a big however pretty bunny thats propped up in opposition to a grassy navy bunker gazing up on the moon. Until one night, as the moon shines brightly, little rabbit meets brown rabbit and finds a new friend. Florentijn hofmans moon rabbit sculpture destroyed by fire in.