Reimagining Art for the Digital Age

Jasper Scarrone is an Italian-Australian emerging glass artist currently based between New South Wales and Canberra. As a second-generation practitioner, he comes from a lineage of early studio glass artists in Australia, with both his father and uncle working across stained glass and kiln-forming during formative periods of the medium’s development in the country. This familial connection informs his sensitivity to material, process, and the broader historical context of glass as both craft and contemporary art practice.

Working primarily in sculptural forms, Jasper employs a hybrid approach that incorporates glassblowing, hot-sculpting, and flameworking. His practice is driven by a material-led inquiry, where the physical and optical properties of glass—transparency, refraction, and fragility—become central to the conceptual framework of the work. Through these processes, he investigates a range of ideas that extend from personal and cultural histories to broader historical narratives, often drawing on his Italian heritage and the migration stories that underpin it.

Alongside this, Jasper explores more speculative and abstract territories, engaging with themes of the unseen and the unknown, particularly in relation to space and perception. His work often reflects an interest in what exists beyond immediate visibility, whether that be microscopic structures, atmospheric phenomena, or cosmic environments, using glass as a medium to render these intangible concepts into physical form. Through this intersection of technical process and conceptual exploration, Jasper’s practice situates itself within a contemporary dialogue that bridges tradition, innovation, and material experimentation.