Review by David Tannous in Art in America, May-June 1979

“ . . . Janos Enyedi’s group of welded and bolted steel sculpture from the “Bessemer Song” series are richly complex, the sculptures are assembled from a motley collection of fabricated and found parts —primarily rolled sheets, box columns and I-beams —into curving, attenuated configurations. Overlapping, eccentrically cut arcs — gently enfolding partially visible interior spaces — are counterpointed by self-assertive columns and beams, whose straight edges slice out into new territory as ledges, lintels, flying buttresses, diagonal supports. This complexity keeps the viewer active: there is no “frontal position” for these works. And although from certain points the works have a hunch-shouldered, almost defensive heaviness, they are involved much more with questions of balance and position than volume and mass. Some of the rigid, knife-edge parts, perched exquisitely within an assemblage, suggest a giant game of pick-up sticks: one clumsy move, and the whole pile will collapse. Yet the balance is perfect. . . With their curved gestures and leggy articulations, they suggest the elegant, slightly unnatural extension of a ballet dancer, or the delicate strength of a stalky plant.”

Excerpted from Art in America, May-June 1979. By David Tannous, reviewing an exhibition by Janos Enyedi at Wolfe Street Gallery, Washington, DC
Bessemer Song #3, Welded Steel Sculpture by Janos Enyedi

AVAILABLE SCULPTURES

Albany Steel Sculpture by Janos Enyedi

Albany, 1975

(first sculpture)
Welded  steel
H. 18”. L. 17”  D. 6”

Bessemer Song #5, 1978

Welded steel
H. 64”.L. 78” D. 78”

Bessemer Song #5 Steel Sculpture by Janos Enyedi
Scraps Game, Welded Steel Sculpture by Janos Enyedi

Scraps Game, 1978

Welded Steel
H 9.5” x L 20” x W. 11”

Shrine to the Age of Steel, 2000

Welded Steel
H. 37.5 L 18.5” D. 14.5”
w/pedestal:  H. 36” L. 24” D. 24”

Shrine to the Age of Steel, Welded Steel Sculpture by Janos Enyedi
Bessemer Song #3, Welded Steel Sculpture by Janos Enyedi

Bessemer Song #3, 1978

Welded Steel
H.  79”. L.  137” D. 79”

Inner Harbor (Summer), 1982

Welded Steel [painted green enamel]
H. 12.5’  L. 15”  D. 13”

Inner Harbor, 
Welded Steel Sculpture by Janos Enyedi
Milltown Monday Morning, Welded Steel Sculpture by Janos Enyedi

Milltown Monday Morning,

Welded Steel
H. 12.57” L. 12” D. 13”
w/pedestal H. 36” L. 17” D. 17”

Stokehold, 1978

Welded Steel
H. 7. L.8”. D. 9”

Stokehold, Welded Steel Sculpture by Janos Enyedi

SCULPTUTES IN PRIVATE OR CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

Hurly Burly, Welded Steel and Bolted Sculpture by Janos Enyedi

Hurly Burly, 1986

Welded Steel and Bolted
H. 8’ x L. 10’ D. 10’

Hurly Burly,  1986

illustration board maquette 1986
H. 24” L. 10”  D. 12

Hurley Burly, 
Illustration Board Maquette of Steel Sculpture by Janos Enyedi
Somebody’s Hoist, Welded Steel with Chain Sculpture by Janos Enyedi

Somebody’s Hoist, 1981

Welded Steel with chain
H. 22” L. 232” D.24”

Anvil Song, 1988

Welded Steel ,volumetric
H. 32” L. 35” D. 30”

Anvil Song, Welded Steel ,volumetric by Janos Enyedi
Bessemer Song #2, Welded Steel and Bolted Sculpture by Janos Enyedi

Bessemer Song #2, 1978

Welded Steel and Bolted
H. 64” L. 72” D. 54”

Boiler Maker, 1978

Welded Steel
H. 13”  L. 24” D. 19”
w/pedestal: H. 36” L. 17” D. 17”

Boiler Maker, Steel Sculpture by Janos Enyedi
Forge, Welded Steel Sculpture by Janos Enyedi

Forge, 1986

Welded Steel, volumetric
H. 32” L. 47” D. 40” 

Grinder, 1988

Welded Steel, volumetric
H. 36” L. 24” D. 20”

Grinder, Welded Steel, volumetric Sculpture by Janos Enyedi
Ingot Situation, Welded and Painted Steel Sculpture by Janos Enyedi

Ingot Situation, 1982

Welded and Painted Steel
  H. 20”  L. 16” D. 12”

Inner Harbor, 1981

Welded Steel
H.36” L. 42” D. 25”

Inner Harbor, Welded Steel Sculpture by Janos Enyedi
Made in USA, Welded Steel, volumetric Sculpture by Janos Enyedi

Made in USA, 1982

Welded Steel, volumetric
H. 36” L. 38” D. 30”

Nobody’s Hoist, 1981

Welded Steel with Chain
H. 30” L. 24” D. 24”

Nobody’s Hoist, Welded Steel with Chain Sculpture by Janos Enyedi
Bessemer Curtain, Welded and Bolted Steel Sculpture by Janos Enyedi

Bessemer Curtain, 1978

Welded and Bolted Steel
H. 60” L. 68” D. 48”

Paint Brush, 1986

Welded Steel
H. 40” L. 50” D. 25”

Paint Brush, Welded Steel Sculpture by Janos Enyedi
Yard Scheme, Welded Steel Sculpture by Janos Enyedi

Yard Scheme, 1981

Welded Steel
H. 18  L. 22” D. 22”