Ray Haydon: Zenith

The movement of line through space is the motivating force behind the work of sculptor Ray Haydon. His works are rhythmic, improvisational and free, expressing a sense of effortlessness and vitality that belies their often immense physical presence.

Haydon’s most recent work explores the ideas of motion and transformation; whether spiralling rings of mahogany or interstitially composed strips of copper, these pieces draw the eye along a rhythmic path with no fixed start or end point, establishing a sense of momentum.

Haydon employs an experimental process in the creation of new works, piecing together forms in response to imagined shapes and compositions. Unlike many sculptors, drawing does not play a role in the composition of the works; Haydon proceeds directly from his conception of the form to three-dimensional modelling.

Not formally trained as an artist, Haydon has instead gained a vast repository of technical skills through a career in industrial design. This background has provided him with the expertise to produce entirely new methods of fabrication, developing new machines and techniques to enable him to produce his work exactly as he imagines it.

Haydon’s new work reveals his enduring interest in the evocative properties of line in three-dimensional sculpture, perfected over his career of constant experimentation. His dedication to the physical engineering of his concepts has allowed the artist to create consistently innovative, rhythmic works that enliven, rather than overpower, space.

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