Exhibitions

Current showcases the most innovative and complex work Ray Haydon has produced to date. The uniting theme is one of movement and fluidity; his works speak of an enduring relationship to nature and ecological cycles. In particular, Haydon’s long association with the sea brings concepts like the vastness of space and the vagaries of wind and ocean currents into his work at a fundamental level. In all his chosen media Haydon's forms evoke paradoxical motifs - at once geometric and fluid, strong and light. They are harmonious and graceful within their asymmetry, seeming at once visually contained and free.

 

The artist’s sculptural practice requires him to draw on technical skills as well as artistic strengths to bring concepts to fruition. Often what may appear as a simple idea requires extensive planning and technical rigor; Haydon is continually mulling over concepts and technical improvements. Bringing the works to the desired level of refinement can be time consuming; In the process of production Haydon has had to invent machinery to enable and propel ideas along. If he decides that a particular detail needs refining, time becomes immaterial, as long as he can confidently say the “work is as clean as it is possible to be.”  

 

This level of technical finesse which defines Haydon’s aesthetic is so high, that visually, the production process is impossible to uncover. This aspect of his practice, combined with his ability to reduce a complicated idea into a simple elegant form, ensures that every work produced by Haydon is a timeless and enduring work of art.