1:10 Grew up in the ancestral workshop From Liuli China Museum
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Hailing from a dynastic family of Pate de Verre, the passion sparked by the flames of their grandfather’s kiln was only fanned as Etienne and Antoine Leperlier grew up in Francois’ workshop.
Etienne Leperlier fashioned intentional voids in his work to highlight the translucency of space. When manipulating colours in his works, he placed transparent and opaque forms side by side to create the perfect oxymoron. Étienne Leperlier passed away in 2014.
Antoine Leperlier’s work turns toward the philosophical. Is glass solid or liquid? Is it permanent or ever changing? He hopes to counter the passing of time through the preservation of these objects and to accentuate the brevity of human life. He continues his work from a small town in Northern France to this day. A national living treasure in his home country, his sculptures have been acquired by over 30 internationally renowned museums.
