Gord Smith (sculptor)

Gordon Hammond Smith RCA (October 8, 1937 – November 4, 2023) was a Canadian artist who sculpted geometric forms in metal and wood.

[1] He was considered one of Canada's leading sculptors of the postwar period and his work is marked by a great diversity of styles inspired by music, nature, and other themes.

[2] Trained in architecture and engineering, he produced work in metal that reflects a mastery of technique and conveys great flexibility.

Smith, alongside his postwar contemporaries Yves Trudeau, Armand Vaillancourt, and Gerald Gladstone, was testing the possibilities of welded-steel construction in the 1960s.

[8] Bursting with diverse elements, it is representative of the artist's desire to set movement within works that convey the transience and the intensity of life.

[12] The abstract piece sits between two flights of steps at the front of Weston Centre (Toronto) and consists of three welded steel panels angled like the sails of a boat experiencing strong winds.