In External Reflections (2025), Robert Buick evokes a meditative sense of structure and silence, blending kiln-fired glass with stark, constructed steel in a gesture that subtly nods to the legacy of Canadian painter Kazuo Nakamura. Like Nakamura’s grids and number-based compositions, this work explores the quiet rhythms of repetition, order, and the poetry found in restraint.

The sculpture features a translucent glass panel etched with linear impressions—like fossilized code—suspended within a dynamic lattice of welded steel. The tension between the minimal and the mechanical lends the piece a sense of quiet propulsion, as if thought itself has taken architectural form. Each steel element is precisely placed, echoing Nakamura’s belief in universal pattern and the intrinsic geometry of nature.

A contemplative piece for collectors of modern Canadian sculpture, External Reflections bridges material craft and conceptual rigor. Buick’s mastery of kiln-fired glass and his distinctive approach to form place him in thoughtful conversation with mid-century abstractionists while remaining wholly contemporary in voice.

Robert Buick – External Reflections, 2025
Kiln-Fired Glass and Steel Sculpture
18 x 10 in.