Sylvia Hyman

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About my current work
January 2005

Now that I'm 88, as I look back at the work I've created in clay for the past 45 years, I can see that my work has changed along with my life. About 10 years ago my imagination turned to a form of sculpture in the genre known as super-realism or "trompe l'oeil" (fool the eye).

As subject matter, I choose such familiar objects as old boxes and baskets and fill them with contents that both convey information and stir the mind: old papers, documents, letters, music scrolls, books, maps, even crossword puzzles - all made of clay. Using porcelain and stoneware, I seek to capture not only the appearance of things but also their essential nature, giving equal weight to meaning and to visual impact.

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