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As the heir to a century-old family of lost-wax casters, Antoine Leperlier played and apprenticed in his grandfather Décorchemont's workshop as a child. However, the lost-wax casting technique is also part of the artist's creative process, and he could only observe how his grandfather experimented and fired the pieces. The true procedures were pieced together from his grandfather's notes after he inherited the kiln and the legacy. What he learned from his grandfather was the attitude of being an artist.
Since the 1980s, Leperlier has inherited his grandfather's kiln and has been exploring the various possibilities of lost-wax casting from his notes. Using lost-wax casting as a creative vocabulary, he has pushed glass art from the figurative to the abstract, elevating it to the level of philosophy and the soul. In his works, there emerge or are inscribed many symbols related to history, characters, and time, showcasing contemplation of the essence of life and care for humanity. As a vessel for time and memory, his works guide the flow of time to solidify within the thick and transparent glass, expressing the philosophy of eternal existence with moments of life.
The French Ministry of Culture awarded Leperlier the title of Master of Arts in 1994. He is continuously invited to exhibit worldwide, and his works are collected by more than 30 world-class museums in France, Germany, the United States, Japan, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere. He is also a part of the collections of many significant modern art collectors.
Lost-wax casting is a technique developed by artists to create
the sculptures or vessels they desire...
It is the best answer we pursue for the aesthetics and life of art pieces.
——Antoine Leperlier