A show of glass: Shanghai hosts French sculptor
It was natural that Juliette Leperlier became a glass artist, given that her father, uncle and great-grandfather have all won worldwide recognition for their work with the material.
The 34-year-old Frenchwoman is the new face of pate de verre - a technique of glass casting that means "glass paste" in English - and the sole female artist in the family. Her debut exhibition on the Chinese mainland is underway at Liuli China Museum in Shanghai and will run until March 31.
The Leperlier family has a long history of creating art from glass. Her great-grandfather, Francois Decorchemont (1880-1971), was a pioneer of pate de verre. His advancement of the technique and mastery of color placement solidified his standing in the history of glass art. Her father, Etienne, and uncle, Antoine Leperlier, are both internationally recognized glass artists.
