"QUARRY"

By Matt Kinney

Matthew Kinney ( b. 1970, Georgetown, MA, USA) lives and works in Beacon, New York. Mathews father was in the Marines from 1960-62. He was in flight school during the Cuban Missile Crisis, training at the height of global tension. In total he was in for two years with the rank of Lance Corporal. Kinney is a sculptor and painter. His sculpture primarily deals with ideas on waking trance and ancient Animistic views. Work is hand carved from wood and stone, cast in metal and integrate found objects to create works that are familiar yet transformed, to create a tapestry of perception. He hopes to draw attention to the beauty found within the natural world. Kinney is represented by Ethan Cohen gallery, NY, NY and Robin Rice Gallery, Hudson, NY.