Tommy Hartung
1979–

Tommy Hartung is an animator and sculptor whose work employs homemade means and materials to create science fiction docudramas. Utilizing what the artist terms “dead cinema,” Hartung's hand-crafted props and analog techniques are against the grain of current computer-generated animation spectacles. He was born in 1979 in Akron Ohio and grew up on a farm in Western New York. Currently Hartung lives and works in Fredonia New York. His work has been exhibited at the Hammer Museum, PS1 MoMa, Rotterdam Film Festival and Art:21 created several short documentaries on his life and work.