Matthias Kaiser – Yunomi Cup

Matthias Kaiser – Yunomi Cup

Matthias Kaiser studied at Parsons School of Design in NY and at Vienna’s
 University of Applied Arts, apprenticed with two Japanese 
master potters in Seto and Karatsu, spent a combined 2 years 
travelling on the Indian subcontinent and, for a period of
 13 years, he was the akhavan of an Iranian dervish.
His vocation remains: to make pots.
He focuses on the inherent qualities of the material and the 
succession of steps that constitute the process of creation, 
trying to reveal, not hide, what is there and has been done, 
and to give respite from the world of contrived concepts and
 passing excitement.

He has always had an affinity to mystery and obsession.
The alchemical transformation of earth into stone and glass
is full of uncertainties and a never-ending source of amazement.

By subtracting industrial processes as far as possible from the 
refinement of the raw materials and totally from manufacture, 
the finished pieces retain a heterogeneous appearance.
 They are a sum of parts, with infinite possible combinations of 
shape and surface, texture and colour, weight and size.
 His pots contain more than a functional and decorative aspect;
 their poetry lies in the balance of intent and accident as well as
in the interplay of physical attributes.