Vaas met roggen c. 1930

This Vase with rays was made by Maurius-Ernest Sabino. What a gorgeous object! It has these ray-like forms, cascading around its circumference, each carefully articulated, like a drawing that’s become three-dimensional. I can imagine the artist working on this, coaxing these forms from the clay, each with its own distinct character, its own story. The vase is so smooth and dark, but the rays are textured and patinated, like something ancient and precious that has been recovered after many years. The chains of tiny golden droplets drip down like the rays are wearing necklaces. It reminds me of other artists who explored similar themes—the play of light and shadow, the tension between organic form and geometric structure. It is the kind of vase that might hold a single flower. It shows how art and life are always intertwined, how we find inspiration in the world around us and transform it into something new.