Einzigartige Keramik die Genuss zur Zeremonie macht
Matthias Kaiser first started to work with clay in New York in the late 80s and early 90s, transitioning from a previous focus on music to a new focus on pottery. In Japan he worked for two years with acclaimed pottery masters in the towns of Seto and Karatsu, picking up techniques and aesthetics that have come to define his practice. For the past 25 years he has worked from his studio in Grafendorf in the Austrian countryside. Using only natural unrefined clay that he digs and processes himself, Kaiser creates ever- changing types of mostly functional ceramics, drawing inspiration from a wide array of personal experiences gathered from his travels, ranging from Wabi-sabi to Voodoo.
"More than ever, my works reflect a deep connection with nature. Often, I roam through landscapes in search of traces of geological peculiarities. The region between the limestone Alps and granite massifs, along with the weathering influences of millions of years, have left behind various sediment formations. (...)
I only use self-dug clays and loams to create masses with unmistakable character and a lively appearance. Rocks and sands are ground and used as sparing glaze applications. (...)
The Anagama kiln consistently reveals pieces with distinctive traces of ash deposition, melted feldspar, and iron inclusions."- Josef Wieser
The founder of the ceramic label studio abk, Agnes Kilyenfalvi, studied ceramic art and product design with Hermann Seiser at the Vienna Art School. She uses various techniques to produce ceramic objects, her favourite material being porcelain. In her work she probes the intersection of repetition and chance and explores the tension between imperfection and elegance. Her style combines simple, timeless flair with sponatneous playfulness. All objects are fired at 1240°C or higher and are therefore waterproof, even without glaze.
Chris Lo is a familiar name in international art circles. A graduate of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and founder of the Cobo Ceramic Workshop, Chris moved away from his formal background in painting to specialize in ceramics in 1993. His works reflect his personal convictions and strong spirituality and include sculptural ceramics, installation works, commissioned pieces and functional objects that display both form and function. Chris recently completed an artist’s residency at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Wisconsin. He has exhibited his work extensively in Europe, the United States, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Japan. - source: ocula magazine
„My approach to pottery has been evolving for the last twenty years, from the humble beginnings, through the years of education, to the point of setting my own studio. Situated in my home village Bernartice in Czech, just beneath the hills, the studio provides me the opportunity to make a kind of work I have long craved for. The emphases of my work consists of the utilitarian woodfired stoneware and porcelain, with focus on glaze research. The relatively long firing plus the complexity makes the results less predictable and is quite risky. And that is the fun. I keep trying to push subtly limits of my pots and myself.“
Daria Miroshnychenko started her way to pottery in Kharkiv, Ukraine where she was born. She is now making pottery in the Czech Republic where she started doing wood firings and immersed herself in the glaze development world. In her work she enjoys the most experimenting with a wood firing process and the effects it creates on surfaces, exploring the potential of local clays and minerals. She focuses on creating aesthetic functional teaware and tableware and also creates art objects.
