My Modern Met introduces us to Christopher David White, a sculptor from Virginia who specializes in clay. He calls his work “hyperreal”, which perhaps refers to the hyperrealistic artistic movement. But I think that it would be better to call White’s work “hypersurrealistic.” People are not actually made of wood, but his sculptures create the impression that his models are carved from it.
His dryadic figures, such as the above “If Only I Could Stand on My Two Feet” express White’s belief that humanity is closely intertwined with nature as bark is part of a tree. His creatures are not separated from nature as distinct beings, but one with a larger universe.
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