Facts: - known for: sculpture , photography - birth date: 1983 - name: harley valentine - nationality: canadian Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of harley valentine .
harley valentine -lrb- born in 1983 , ontario -rrb- is a contemporary canadian artist based in toronto .he is best known for his metal-plate biomorphic sculptures that build on the formalism of mid-century american sculptors , such as alexander calder , and john mccraken .his sculptures have been internationally recognized .and commissioned by the federal government of canada .he is currently completing a major sculpture commission '' the dream ballet '' , for the sony centre for the performing arts plaza , in front of daniel libeskind 's l tower residence building in toronto , ontario .important sculpture works include : persephone blue bird the dove dream ballet in 2014 , alongside architect david binder , valentine unveiled '' the 30 carabob quartet '' , which was the first outdoor sculpture park in scarborough , ontario .the four sculptures of the series came from valentine 's first large scale sculpture series the barbarians .that series was first exhibited at the campbell house museum in 2013 .aside from sculpture , he sparked his early career with photographic collages of iconic urban topographies , such as parisian landmarks and american architecture .