Oakley Smith
My creative journey has been an exploration of the relationship between matter and energy; these two fundamentals we humans currently use to explain our reality. Within this liminal space I find myself becoming a channel, allowing the flow of creative energy outward into reality.
Immigrating to Canada at a very young age I was encouraged by my mother to work with my hands and this has since continued to fuel my creative endeavours in painting and sculpture. My father occupied himself with spiritual matters, and the common good of the community.
I am currently one of Canada‘s best known rhinoplasty surgeons. Growing up and living in Toronto, my career has evolved into combining the aesthetics of beauty and the technical skill of surgery. In the operating room, I’m sculpting, aesthetically balanced masterpieces that bring joy, and are often life-changing to my patients.
The confluence of Covid and achievement of my career goals created a change in my personal situation and directed my energy towards sharing and communicating through my art the joy I experience with the world.
My artistic journey has taken unexpected turns, weaving a narrative that is both at times, common and unique. My work is an investigation into the interface of the order we impose on our chaotic interactions with reality. I explore my visions, as if through a mirror, darkly, translating the contemplation of the mystics, and the understanding which transcends our ability to comprehend the glory surrounding us.