Henry, John Raymond

John Raymond Henry began his career as a painter in the 1970s. Later he created some of the largest steel sculptures in the United States, some up to 30 meters high. He welded straight steel beams in such a way that the viewer has the impression that they are weightless. In some of his abstract works, the bars seem to grow into the sky, while in others they are reminiscent of giant Mikado sticks that are frozen in the moment of their fall. When the beams are painted yellow, they are often referred to as French fries.

Together with Kenneth Snelson, John Raymond Henry was a founding member of ConStruct, an artist-owned gallery for large-scale steel sculptures that organizes exhibitions across North America. In the USA alone, there are over 40 of his works of art in public collections and public spaces; in Germany, sculptures can be found in Hanover and Eschborn.