Pyxis, 2019,Carbon fibre, automotive paint, stone base, 2400 x 2600 x 2600mm Ray Haydon’s Pyxis is a sleek kinetic work comprised of lines in motion and dynamic curves. Pyxis moves subtly in the wind in three parts from atop its stone plinth. An expression of lyricism and rhythm. Pyxis takes its name from the night skies: it is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky. Abbreviated from Pyxis Nautica, its name is Latin for a Mariner’s compass and that is the form the sculpture moves into in the breeze. The forms also resembles the blades of a Samurai sword, or a machete, while at the same time calling to mind a birds wing or an abstraction of three birds in flight. Haydon accomplishes simplicity and elegance in his sculptures seamlessly, this belies the fact that they are built with such a high level of technical expertise and skill. Pyxis is made from Carbon Fibre, a strong durable material which is then coated in automotive paint for a lustrous streamlined finish.
