Kaiser Suidan (American, b. 1962), Mixed Media Abstract Chair

glazed ceramic with patinated copper pipe seat back, three legs with Memphis style glazed decoration, marked "2" to seat corner, otherwise unsigned.
59 x 16 x 13 1/4 in.; seat height 16 5/8 in.
From first generation Lebanese descent, Kaiser Suidan was raised in a large family, six brothers and one sister, in small town Milford, Michigan. His passion for gardening, working with the earth and organic forms inspired him to explore clay.

His journey began early, in junior high, and continued into high school where he won numerous awards for his ceramic work. He earned a full scholarship from College of Creative Studies in Detroit, and graduated with honors in 1993. The artist describes his recent work as "a study in order and structure, based on the simplest of geometric forms. There is a great deal of freedom involved in the imposition of strict rules – within the structure of the grid, the confines of the cube, spheres and jacks. There is the possibility of endless variation." He currently owns his own commercial building, home to Next Step Studio and Gallery, his workspace and adjoining art gallery located in Ferndale, Michigan. Since its inception, the gallery’s mission has been to seek out and represent young and upcoming talent that Kaiser felt deserved a wider audience.

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Good estate condition.