Hammer Away Big Guy
by Kym Backland
Title
Hammer Away Big Guy
Artist
Kym Backland
Medium
Photograph
Description
I like seeing the Hammering man in PURPLE just for my OWN asthetic..but the real story of THE Hammering Man is He lives in Seattle is (48 feet) tall, (30 inches) wide and 7 inches deep, and weighs 26,000 pounds.He is located directly in front of the Seattle Art Museum and made out of hollow-fabricated steel with a mechanized arm of aluminum, an electric motor and flat black automotive paint. He was built in 1992 at a cost of $450,000. Hammering Man's arm "hammers" silently and smoothly four times per minute from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day. It runs on a 3-hp electric motor set on an automatic timer. Hammering Man rests his arm each evening and every year on Labor Day. On Labor Day 1993, a group of local artists attached a scaled-to-fit ball and chain to the sculpture's leg.
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October 6th, 2012
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Comments (12)
Ann Johndro-Collins
Fantastic perspective, Kym...love your "vibrant" view of the world! Wonderful tribute to Hammering Man and the great city of Seattle...LF
Kym Backland
JOSE, Thank you so much for the feature of my photo HAMMER AWAY BIG GUY in your group STOP TIME WITH ART! You are so generous with your time Jose!
Kym Backland
Denis, Thank you so much for the feature of my photo HAMMER AWAY BIG GUY in purple in your group ALL ART...
Beto Machado
Great work Kym...I liked this tone.
Kym Backland replied:
Beto, Thank you for your time and comments.. Maybe you like the color purple too?
Kym Backland
Steve, Thanks so much for featuring my photo HAMMER AWAY BIG GUY in your group URBAN IMAGES... I really appreciate it Steve!
Eddie Eastwood
I just love this amazing Image... FV
Kym Backland replied:
Eddie, thanks so much! I'm glad that you like it, some people don't like me changing it to PURPLE! Appreciate your favorite and votes!
Kym Backland
jjr... Wooooh I didn't realize it was a TRIPLE FEATURE! Wow, thank you very much for the feature of my photo HAMMER AWAY BIG GUY in your group LOVING THE COLORS PURPLE.. I think I should start my own gallery that is PURPLE PHOTOS.. Thanks so much jjr!
Kym Backland
Michael, Thank you so much for the feature of my photo HAMMER AWAY BIG GUY in your group ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING PHOTOS. I really appreciate that. Long time no see... Hope your October is starting off with a bang! Thanks again!
Heiko Koehrer-Wagner
Well seen and captured, Kym ... voted ... Heiko and Helga
Kym Backland replied:
Heiko and Helga, (Your names together have a nice "ring" to them together!) Thank you for stopping by and giving me your vote! Much appreciated!
Kym Backland
Krista, Thanks for the feature of my photo HAMMER AWAY BIG GUY in your group SILHOUETTES.
Guy Ricketts
I really love this image! The composition and perspective with the solid dark purple Hammer guy against the various thin lines and softer purple that runs through the building in the background is perfect! A wonderful capture! vf
Kym Backland replied:
Guy, Thanks so much. You are so kind to take so much time to give a "critique" along with your comments and compliments.. Thanks for appreciating the lines on the building..It's a gorgeous building! The world looks better in purple...haha..thanks for the votes and favoriTING too!
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