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Artist
Hoss Haley (Primary)
Title

Cycle

Date
2012
Century
21st century
Medium & Support
Shaped recycled enameled steel
Dimensions
Overall: 142 x 77 x 67 in.
Style
Abstraction
Object Type
Sculpture and Installations
Credit Line
Museum commission with funds from the Windgate Charitable Foundation
Accession Number
2012.02.33
Copyright
In Copyright
© Hoss Haley
Description

Stack of 11 steel spheres shaped from shells of broken washing machines. Two more spheres sit on floor nearby, another sphere is mounted on wall nearby.

Label History

Haley grew up on a farm in Kansas, learning to weld at an early age. A three-year residency at Penland School of Craft prompted his permanent move to Western North Carolina as well as a change in his process, from hot to cold working metal, frequently with tools he made himself. For Cycle Haley manipulated the metal from washing machines found in scrapyards to resemble cast-off, balled-up sheets of paper. Stacking the elements in a precarious pile, the work evokes a sense of tension that comments on the disposable nature of our consumer culture. Even in their new compressed shapes, the washing machines fill the gallery space as they beg the question: “Where will we put all the things we throw away?”

Exhibition Title: Asheville Art Museum: An Introduction to the Collection
Label Date: 2021
Type: Catalogue Entry
Written by: Tom Schram

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