Glass artist Marc Kalifa was born in Paris, France, in 1951 and moved to Australia in 1974. He began his journey with glass by designing and creating large stained-glass windows, dreaming one day producing his own coloured glass. A trip to various hot glass studios in Europe inspired him to establish a home studio in Maleny, Queensland, in 1985.

 

Marc believes that glass is a versatile medium, and over the past 30 years, he has explored the infinite possibilities of blown and cast glass. His blown glass creations are deeply influenced by the Australian landscape and its ancient Indigenous culture, while his sand-cast works showcase contrasting textures alongside the translucency and refractive qualities of.

 

Blending various mediums and techniques, his portfolio ranges from limited blown glass pieces to unique sand-cast sculptural lamps and multimedia sculptures incorporating glass, bronze, ceramic, and gilded wood components. Marc describes the glass-making process as an alchemical journey, where he transforms basic raw materials through fire into a translucent medium. Once this fluid medium is created, he begins to focus on color and imagery with Colour considerations hold greater significance than the form to which they are applied.