The Surreal Ceramics of Keiko Masumoto

There’s something otherworldly about the pottery of Keiko Masumoto. This Japanese artist, who studied and worked in Kyoto, has become famous around the world for her groundbreaking ceramic sculptures that break out of traditional forms for pots and plates. Other creatures and structures erupt from them, often showing entire tiny worlds within inanimate pots.

Masumoto explains to the Victoria and Albert Museum that she has been inspired by traditional Japanese and Korean ceramics, especially traditional Japanese tea ceremonies.

I’m especially struck by this writhing octopus teapot, which almost seems to be moving, so fluid is its shape.

-via Nag on the Lake