Ducktor Who
by Chrystyne Novack
Title
Ducktor Who
Artist
Chrystyne Novack
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Part of a series I did mixing rubber ducks with popular culture or events. The popular science fiction series Doctor Who is the focus of this parody. The 4th doctor makes his appearance as Ducktor Who.
Pre-Production
Attempts at finding a royalty free space backdrop image (I wanted an Orion Nebula) did not pan out. I tried to create my own using the technique of plastic coated paper, several colors of paint, and water spray bottle. The attempt was an utter failure. It then dawned on me that I could possibly find something suitable at the fabric store. Went and found what I needed. The Doctor just would not be the Doctor without his Tardis. Sooooo....I built the darn thing. Materials used in making the Tardis was a Wood Bird House, several strips of balsa wood, glue gun, blue spray paint, reflective 'glass'like paper, sharpie, computer to create Police Box signs & the bulleton pasted on side door, and small halogen light bulb for the top of the Tardis. Tardis could be better but it looks darn close. The Ductor's hat and hair was found in the Doll section of Michael's Arts & Crafts. The scarf I cut from white cloth and then colored the stripes on with markers after looking at Tom Baker's Doctor.
To those who love David Tennant or Christopher Eccleston's portrayl of the Doctor - I TRIED AND TRIED but I could NOT make a good looking leather duster jacket or pinstrip suit on the Duck. Plus I could not get the hair right for Tennant's Doctor. So, all told pre-production was 3 days.
History of Rubber Duck
The rubber duck is a toy shaped like a stylized duck. Generally it is yellow with a flat base. It may be made of rubber or rubber-like material such as vinyl plastic. The yellow rubber duck has achieved an iconic status in Western pop culture and is often linked to bathing. Various novelty variations of the toy are produced.
The history of the rubber duck is linked to the emergence of rubber manufacturing in the late 19th century. The earliest rubber ducks were made from harder rubber. Sculptor Peter Ganine created a sculpture of a duck in the 1940s, then patented it and reproduced it as a floating toy.
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September 2nd, 2013
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