Triptych Gord Smith

Gord Smith
Triptych, 1981
bronze, steel, 375 x 112 x 94 centimetres

Part of Gord Smith’s Pillar Series, Triptych is an excellent example of the towering abstract sculptures with a hint of human form. Smith started exploring these "Pillars" in 1976 and continued to develop the aesthetic into 1982. These individually cast bronze figures look like jagged rocks protruding forcefully out of the ground and subtly morphing into bodies as they extend to the sky. The trio here is arranged in a huddle as if they are in discussion.