Studio Kaytar
Studio Kaytar — Ripple, 2025
Handcrafted from aluminium, this wall relief sculpture captures the fleeting patterns of wind-shaped sand. The process began with a 3D capture of a favourite shoreline, later immortalised through the sand casting of molten metal. The organic contours, poured ripples, and subtle pitting are to be celebrated for their individual beauty. This work forms part of an ongoing exploration into the alchemical transformation of matter and spirit.
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Jacqueline Kaytar is a Croatian Australian artist and designer. Beginning her creative journey in textile design, she has developed a distinctive vocabulary over more than twenty years in the making of objects and space.
Kaytar’s work moves between art and design. Some pieces are pure artistic expression, while others are both sculptural and functional. Her lighting works engage with space through form and illumination, blurring the boundaries between object and atmosphere. Guided by alchemical experimentation, Kaytar transforms natural matter in ways that reveal its inner essence. Sandcast metals, plant fibres, natural dyes, minerals, and beeswax are chosen for their symbolic resonance. When shaped by human touch, this material becomes animate.
The spark of life present in their making extends to the finished works, inviting moments of sensory pleasure, memory, and contemplation.
Material: Sandcast aluminium
Dimensions: approx. 35 x 35 x 5cm