“I STUDIED AT PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN IN NEW YORK AT VIENNA’S UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED ARTS. I APPRENTICED WITH TWO JAPANESE MASTER POTTERS IN SETO & KARATSU. I SPENT TWO YEARS TRAVELLING ON THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT & FOR THIRTEEN YEARS I WAS THE AKHAVAN OF AN IRANIAN DERVISH. MY VOCATION REMAINS TO MAKE POTS.”
Through the making process, Matthias reveals, not hides, what is there and has been done. He gives respite from the world of contrived concepts and passing excitement. Matthias 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. Object’s poetry lies in the balance of intent and accident as well as in the interplay of physical attributes.
