Current

CURRENT, Series Notes
 

'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. 

 
In addition to featuring in numerous publications in both New Zealand and abroad, Haydon was invited to participate in Sculpture OnShore which opens in October 2008.  Haydon is also represented in many high profile collections both internationally and in New Zealand, such as the James Wallace collection.

RAY HAYDON BIOGRAPHY
 
Exhibitions

 
2008     NZ Sculpture OnShore 2008, North Shore City
2008     Current, Sanderson Contemporary Art, Auckland
2007     Fluid, Sanderson Contemporary Art, Auckland
2006     Transition, Artigiano Gallery, Auckland
2006     Sculpture, Artigiano Gallery, Auckland

 
Collections

James Wallace Arts Trust

 
Articles and Publications
 

Brown, Warwick, Seen this Century, Random House NZ (North Shore City), due out 2009
 
‘Bungalow Surprise’, Alfresco, Sept/Oct 2008, pp 24-27 (artwork feature, Reflection and Spirit)

 
‘Ambitious Kinetic Works…’, The Darling, August 2008, pg 42 (Exhibition feature)
 
‘Coastlines’, Inside Out, May/June 2008, pp 118, 120, 126, 128 (artwork feature, Voyager, Connection and The Top Mark)
 
‘Rites of Passage’, Home New Zealand, Apr/May 2008, pp Cover, 66, 70 (artwork feature, Atmosphere III)
 
‘Arthouse Attraction’, Weekend Herald (Herald Homes), Saturday 2 Feb, 2008, pg H3
 
New Zealand Life and Leisure, Jan/Feb 2008, Issue 17, pg 74 (artwork feature, Reflection and Spirit)
 
‘Who is Ray Haydon?’, The Parnell Darling, May 2007, pp 10-11 (feature article)
 
New Zealand Home & Garden, April 2007, pg 186 (artwork feature, Atmosphere III)
 
Sanderson, Kylie and Tamara Darragh, The Artists: A snapshot of contemporary New Zealand art practice c. 2007-2008, Artigiano Ltd, Auckland, 2006, pp 44-49
 
‘Earthy and Lyrical’, Art News New Zealand, Spring 2006, pg 128
 
‘Sculpture Showcase’, East and Bays Courier, 31 March 2006, pg 4
 
‘Metal as anything’, Urbis Landscape, Feb-Apr 2006, Issue 7, pg 8
 
‘Stream of Creativity’, Urbis, Summer 2005 – 2006, pg 18