I am an artist and I love to make sculptures.
Roland David Smith (March 9, 1906 – May 23, 1965) was an American abstract expressionist sculptor that I particularly admire
I am not familiar with his work.
Abstract expressionism is a post–World War II art movement well worth studying.
that sounds like something I would be interested in.
 It was the first specifically American movement to achieve international influence and recognition.
What kind of recognition?
Abstract expressionism
Abstract expressionism is a post–World War II art movement in American painting, developed in New York in the 1940s. It was the first specifically American movement to achieve international influence and put New York City at the center of the western art world, a role formerly filled by Paris. Although the term "abstract expressionism" was first applied to American art in 1946 by the art critic Robert Coates, it had been first used in Germany in 1919 in the magazine "Der Sturm", regarding German Expressionism
David Smith (sculptor)
Roland David Smith (March 9, 1906 – May 23, 1965) was an American abstract expressionist sculptor and painter, best known for creating large steel abstract geometric sculptures.
Early life and education.
Roland David Smith was born on March 9, 1906 in Decatur, Indiana and moved to Paulding, Ohio in 1921, where he attended high school. From 1924-25, he attended Ohio University in Athens (one year) and the University of Notre Dame, which he left