Tom Maley is a sculptor, designer and artist from Northumberland, England. He trained as a design engineer and worked in mechanical engineering before turning full time to art in 2000. Since then he has worked as an artist, designer and monumental sculptor, creating work that is precise, bold, and built for public space. His best known motorsport figure, 1carus, a helmeted runner whose “wings” become stainless exhausts, was shown in the British Grand Prix paddock at Silverstone, a contemporary myth of speed, risk and ambition with a direct Formula 1 connection. Beyond the circuit, his major football commissions include Newcastle United, where his bronzes of Sir Bobby Robson and Alan Shearer have become part of the St James’ Park ritual, as well as Middlesbrough FC, which commissioned his monument to Wilf Mannion at the Riverside Stadium. His civic and commemorative work carries the same authority of presence, seen in The Unknown Soldier at the Ashington Town War Memorial and the monumental Robin of Pegswood coal mining memorial, while pieces such as Horse Power, his tribute to Sir Charles Parsons, show how fluently he folds local industry into sculptural invention. His client list also includes blue chip private commissions for Ford and Jaguar.