 | This article contains too many or overly lengthy quotations. (September 2020) |
| Hammering Man | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Jonathan Borofsky |
| Year | 1979–2002 |
| Type | Metal |
Hammering Man is a series of monumental kinetic sculptures by Jonathan Borofsky. The two-dimensional painted steel sculptures were designed at different scales (from approximately 12 feet to 49 feet high), were painted black, and depict a man with a motorized arm and hammer movement to symbolize workers throughout the world.[1] They were structurally engineered by Leslie E. Robertson Associates (LERA).
Borofsky has stated that "The Hammering Man is a worker. The Hammering Man celebrates the worker. He or she is the village craftsman, the South African coal miner, the computer operator, the farmer or the aerospace worker-the people who produce the commodities on which we depend."