THOMAS Cohen
CERAMICS

about me
Born: 1967 Saarbrücken / Germany
Childhood / School: 1972 - 1986 Saarland / near the border of France
Life: 1986 - 1989 Berlin
1989 - 1990 Rio de Janeiro
1990 - 1991 London
1992 - 2000 Berlin
2001 - recent Tel Aviv
Inspiration: "Being on the road, traveling, seeing new landscapes, meeting different people, moving across disparate habitats ... sparked the urge in me to artistically express the world through my eyes and hands."
Philosophy: "Good design follows function. First you have to put thought to it, then action. If something is done purely for decoration, for show, for gimmick, without deeper merit, it is bad design."
Vision: "Ideally, I would want my work to open up a dialogue between artist and connoisseur, like a stimulating conversation among kindred spirits, no words needed, but rather communicated by shape, color, molding, texture, material."