Industrial Oaf: Lifting Instability,  
8'x7'6"x4'6",  lbs, CoreTen Steel, Move with crane or forklift-bolt to the concrete pad with 4 anchors.
$5,000

Industrial Oaf: Lifting Instability is one in a series of sculptures focusing on forms derived from heavy construction equipment. Lifting Instability references the many massive tower cranes looming over many expanding cities. These tower cranes are icons of growth and upward movement. For as much as these machines are icons of their own, they are a symbol for the thousands of human beings that labor underneath them. The human labor needed in construction work is often dismissed as simple, menial, or unskilled, valuing the machines of industry over the efforts of the individuals. In this way Industrial Oaf: Lifting Instability appears to teater on collapse without the human presence.

Kevin Vanek is a dedicated foundry artist, striving to combine contemporary concepts with traditional techniques. Through the hard work and meticulous problem solving needed in metal art Vanek crafts one-of-a-kind reliquaries for specific issues. Through learning, practicing, and experimenting Vanek has developed a strong understanding of the metal casting and fabrication processes. Allowing them to seamlessly move from idea fine crafted metal object. With this Vanek is able to work intuitively to create physical objects that function as stand ins for the larger issues and struggles of the world; such as mental health issues, the plight of classism, Queer acceptance, Equal rights, and other complicated societal issues.