Discover Roch Smith's Playful Bronze Contemporary Sculptures

P. Roch Smith’s engaging, bronze, contemporary sculptures are designed to be both playful and provocative.

A bronze sculpture of a male figure dressed in a suit standing atop a platform, balancing a conical structure on his back, surrounded by greenery and blue sky.

Titled An accumulation of experiences, this figure dressed formally in a three-piece suit stands on a podium. The outdoor sculpture brings to mind the expression ‘carrying the weight of the world upon your shoulders,’ says Oeno Gallery, which represents him.

Close-up of a bronze sculpture depicting a figure in a three-piece suit carrying an anvil on their shoulders, symbolizing the weight of responsibility.

With Kinship, below (see original here) in bronze, Smith has hand forged one male figure in three different sizes: each one straddling the shoulders of the other.

A contemporary bronze sculpture by Roch Smith featuring three figures of varying sizes, with one figure riding on the shoulders of another, seated on a wooden bench in a grassy outdoor setting.

The figures sit on a wooden bench that invites the viewer to take a seat beside them, rest and perhaps ‘share in their musings.’ (more detail in the video below – no sound)

Smith received a BFA (Honours Sculpture) from the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design (ECIAD – 1997) and an MFA from York University (2003). A teacher as well as an artist, he has taught classes at the University of Waterloo, ECIAD and York University. He currently manages and operates the bronze and aluminum foundry at York University. Smith has exhibited throughout Canada and in the US. His work is included in private, corporate and museum collections.