Marc Kalifa
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Hand-blown and Cast Glass
Born: Paris, France. Resides: Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Marc Kalifa was born in Paris, France in 1951. He arrived in Darwin, Australia in 1974 and after survivng Cyclone Tracey worked as a jeweller until finding an interest and ability in creating stained glass windows in 1977 when he also relocated to the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Gaining notoriety in this field he fulfilled many commissioned works including several large projects for historical monuments (e.g in Leeton, Victoria 12 windows to designs by Walter Burley Griffin). In 1985 on a study tour in France Marc had the opportunity to blow hot glass and became fascinated by the possibilities of the medium and so he converted his studio to be able to produce hot glass. Through both personal study and several workshops, Marc steadily mastered the arts of Pate-de-Verre, glass casting and cold working as well as bronze casting, which he has subsequently used in many of his sculptural works. Marc has perfected several 'signature' series of works including Terra Australis (the landscape), the Dreamers (figures within the glass) and the Sunset series (Outback desert colours) which have all helped his career to go from strength to strength along with the gaining of many awards and the completion of major commissions such as the permanent trophy for the "Outrigger Boat World Championship", series of gifts for General Motors Holden and for the Performing Arts Trust at the Brisbane Festival. Kalifa glass can be found in the permanent collections of the Tweed Shire Regional Gallery, N.S.W., the Darwin Museum of Arts and Science, N.T., and the Bright Art Centre, Victoria and in private collections across Australia and New Zealand, the USA, Japan, France, the U.K. and Singapore. "Making glass for me is an alchemical process, where I need to apply my understanding of the fire and the way it transmutes basic raw opaque materials into a translucent medium. Once this fluid medium is born, the concern with colour begins. In this context, imagery and colour consideration are somewhat more important than the form on which it is applied. More recently, my search for appropriate form has led me back to casting metal methods, as well as experimenting with wood and the combination of these shapes along with colour has stimulated my investigation of multi-medium sculpture."
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Glass Sculpture
"Earth Dreamer Totem" -
Hot Blown Glass75 -
32cm high
"Le Grand Voyage" Cast Glass & Wood - 120x44x56cm
Vision - Cast & Blown Glass Lamp on Silver Bass Wood base - 51cm high
"Totem" - Hot Blown Glass, Bronze & Wood362 - 20x22x7cm
"Aqua" -
Hot Blown Glass643 -
40cm high
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"Aquarius" - Hot Blown Glass670 -
37cm high
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"Sunset Eclipse" - Hot Blown Glass666 - 36cm
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"Sea Eclipse" -
Eclipse Series667 -
40cm high
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Hot Blown Glass Vases
Tall V Vase - Blue Iris Series546 - 36cm high
Short Cylinder Vase - Rocky Landscape Series733 - 13cm
U Vase - Sunset Dreamers Series709
23cm high
Stoppered Bottle - Hot Blown Glass752 - 15cm high
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Perfume Bottle -
Alchemy Series522 -
13cm high
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Perfume Bottle -
Terra Australis Series625 -
16cm high
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Triangular Vase - Spring Series833 - 26cm
Triangular Vase - Hot Blown Glass496 - 31cm high
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'V' Vase - Hot Blown Glass276 - 26cm high
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'V' Vase - Hot Blown Glass454 - 29cm high
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'V' Vase - Hot Blown Glass230 - 25cm high
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Carried Away - Hot Blown Glass & Gold Leaf619 - 18cm high
Cylinder Vase - Spring Series758 - 16cm
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Cylinder Vase - Earth Series729 - 22cm high
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Cylinder Vase - Hot Blown Glass129 - 19cm high
Oval Vase - Zebra Vase592 - 20cm high
Cone Vase - Earth Series730 - 29cm high
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Cone Vase - Hot Blown Glass229 - 22cm high
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Black & Red Cone Vase - Hot Blown Glass622 - 29cm high
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Hexagonal Vase - Midnight Symphony Series587 - 25cm high
Round Necked Vase - Earth Series732 - 19cm high
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Round Necked Vase - Rocky Landscape Series812 - 16cm high
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Small Jar - Desert Series831 - 11cm high
Bottle Vase - Midnight Symphony Series748 - 31cm high
Oil Lamp - Midnight Symphony631 - 11cm high
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Oil Lamp - Hot Blown Glass239 - 16cm high
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Oil Lamp - Spring Series422 - 9cm high
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Oil Lamp - Dreamers Series621 - 20cm high
Oil Lamp - Sunset Series806 - 11cm high
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Oil Lamp - Hot Blown Glass425 - 11cm high
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Oil Lamp - Hot Blown Glass544 - 15cm high
Triangular Vase - Sea Series768 - 22cm high
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Tall Bottle - Maleny Mist Series808 - 25cm high
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Tall Bottle Vase - Hot Blown Glass43 - 21cm high
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"Winged Sunset" Vase - Hot Blown Glass548 - 20cm high
Spiral Handled Jug - Hot Blown Glass673 - 9cm high
Alchemy Orbs 390/767/467- 9 to 11cm wide
Orb - Alchemy Series641 - 8cm wide
Orb - Terra Australis Series841 - 9cm high
Pyramids - Various Colours - 12cm high
TeaLights - Various Colours - 7x7x7cm
Selected Exhibitions;
2018 - 'Colour & Light' (with Judith Laws) - Art on Cairncross
2013 “Sunshine Coast Art Prize -3D”, Noosa Regional Gallery, Qld. Selected finalist
“Clear Visions”, Dogwood Crossing @ Miles Regional Gallery, Qld.
2012 “15 Artists 2012”, Redcliffe City Art Gallery, Moreton Bay, Qld.
2011 “First there is a Mountain…”, Art on Cairncross, Maleny, Qld.
2009 “Sculptures”, Art on Cairncross, Maleny, Qld.
2008 Arts on Cairncross Gallery, “Precious Little” Maleny Qld.
2007 30th Alice Craft Acquisition, Araluen Galleries, Alice Springs, NT.
“Arts Alive” Exhibition, Caloundra, Qld.
2006 Gallerie France Decoration, Mooloolaba Qld.”Oz Meets Paris” Exh.
2005 29th Alice Craft Acquisition, Araluen Galleries, Alice Springs, NT.
2004 Australian Gifts and Crafts Showcase, Singapore Gift Fair, Singapore
“Show a Little Heart”, Riverside Centre, Brisbane, Qld.
2003 28th Alice Craft Acquisition, Araluen Galleries, Alice Springs, N.T.
“Postcards from Noosa”, Design Works Galleria, Cooroy, Qld.
2002 Munich Craft Fair, Munich, Germany
Craft Australia, Group Exhibition
“Art for Children’s Sake”, Riverside Centre, Brisbane, Qld.
2001 SOFA (Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art) Chicago, USA
2000 Tony Gill Galleries, Montville, Qld.
Riverside Centre Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
“Portrait of a Carnival”, Shire of Isis Regional Gallery, Childers, Qld.
“Gold Coast Global Sculpture Award”, Gold Coast, Qld.
1999 Trevenen House Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
Fusions Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
1998 Cooloola Regional Art Gallery, Gympie, Qld.
Hangups Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
Energex Brisbane Festival, Qld.
1997 Bilyara Gallery, Bega, NSW
Fusions Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
Tony Gill Galleries, Montville, Qld.
1996 Antipodes Gallery, New York, USA
The Glass Canvas Gallery, Florida, USA
Tony Gill Galleries, Montville, Qld.
1995 Museum & Art Gallery of NT, Darwin, NT.
Gate Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan.
The Contemporary Art & Design Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
Glass Artist Gallery, Sydney, NSW.
1994 L'Unique Gallery, Adelaide, SA.
Bright Art Gallery, Bright, VIC.
Alice Craft Acquisition, Alice Springs, NT.
1993 Forest Gallery, Bateman's Bay, NSW.
Australian Craft Show, Sydney, NSW.
1992 National Craft Acquisition, Darwin Museum, NT.
The Crafters Gallery, Gold Coast, Qld.
1991 Tweed Shire Regional Art Gallery Glass Exhibition, Murwillumbah, NSW
Potoroo Gallery, Melbourne, VIC.
1990 L'Unique Gallery, Adelaide, SA.
Classic Gallery, Toowoomba, Qld.
1989 Latrobe Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
Plumridge Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
Selected Commissions;
2012 Australia Day Awards for The Sunshine Coast Regional Council, Qld.
2009 Australia Day Awards for The Sunshine Coast Regional Council, Qld.
2003 Trophy for “Australian Civil Engineer of the Year”
2001 Gifts for Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting,(CHOGM), Brisbane
1998 Series of gifts for The Performing Arts Trust for the Brisbane Festival.
1994 Series of corporate gifts for General Motors Holden.
1993 Permanent trophy for Outrigger Boat World Championship.
1981 Series of twelve stained glass windows for historical monument designed by
W. Burley Griffin for Leeton, VIC.
