Tom Haney

Sharlotte, 2023

Vintage Wood Panel, Polymer Clay, Fabric, Acrylic paint, Various vintage found Objects, Vintage Paper, Wood.

12 x 12 x 4.75 inches

Courtesy of the artist

www.tomhaney.com, @tomhaneyartwork

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1962, Tom Haney has always been fascinated by mechanical movement. His fascination would manifest itself often - he regularly took apart household items, much to his parents' disapproval. He took art classes in high school and attended college studying Industrial Design. Before becoming a full-time artist in 2000, his professional work consisted of making props, models and miniatures for television commercials, still photographers, and motion pictures. With the inclusion of collected found objects, another connection is made, albeit to a more recent past. I search out and collect, as an archivist or archeologist, discarded, obsolete artifacts and breathe new life into them as they are remodeled into devices that help tell my stories. Stories that often illustrate man's perseverance to overcome life's obstacles, often with open-ended narratives that are completed by the viewer." He's made kinetic figurative work since 1994, and began working as a full-time artist in 2000. While he has shown in galleries and art shows from coast to coast, currently he works as an independent artist, and survives on his commission work. Haney's artworks can be found in collections all over the US, in the UK, and Europe.