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Marc Lepilleur

Marc Lepilleur was born in 1968. He lives near Rennes in Brittany and has worked as a glass artist for 20 years. His work has enabled him to perfect his glass casting techniques. Initially trained in plastic arts and mechanical engineering, he now considers himself a sculptor, working and developing his art through the medium of glass.

+ Education

  • Trained at the CERFAV (European centre for research and training in glass work) in 1997, and in Sars Poterie with Ales Vasicek in 2001, much of his new skills are now self-taught. He aims to create complex works, inspired by constant questioning and experimentation. As a result, there is not really a formal unity, but rather a pathway forged through multiplicity.

  • This said, he does leave a hallmark, a presence in his works, an originality that draws on the techniques used by internationally renowned glass artists, but above all a meaningful identity, characteristic of all great artists.

  • His current work revolves around pieces seemly created by nature.

  • Although some works evidently echo the different elements such as lava, ice, water, etc., these elements are also incorporated into other work, such as portraits.

+ Exhibitions

2017

  • Paola Lumbroso Gallery – Entré en matière, St Ouen, France 2016
  • Exhibition – L’Art en Perche, Paysage, Montagne au Perche, France
  • Solo exhibition, Mining Centre at Faymoreau, France. Exhibition – Entre terre et verre, Levallois Perret, France
  • Résonnance trade show, Strasbourg, France 2015
  • Exhibition at the Creutzberg Gallery, The Netherlands
  • Affordable Affair trade show, Brussels, Belgium
  • Maison et Objets trade show, Paris, France 2014
  • Affordable Affair trade show, Milan, Italy Ronen Art Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Maison et Objets trade show, Paris, France 2013
  • Révélation trade show, Grand Palais, Paris, France
  • Solo exhibition at the ARTES Gallery, Troy, France
  • Sculpture auction in Drouot, France. Expert: J B Dermant
  • Lumière, éclat et transparence trade show, Ruillé sur Loire, France 2012
  • Solo exhibition at the Reminiscence Gallery, Nantes, France 2011
  • Karim Weber Gallery, Hong-Kong, China
  • Sculpture auction in Drouot, France. Expert: J Block Dermant 2010
  • Arts de Cholet trade show
  • Les Métiers d'Arts et le Verre (art crafts and glass work), La Chapelle Urée, France ARTES Gallery, group exhibition, Troyes, France 2008
  • Nantes trade show, VIP gallery space, France 2007
  • Solo exhibition, Raugraff Gallery, Nancy, France 2006
  • Group exhibition Imaginaires pluriels, Tour Bidouane, Saint Malo, France Group exhibition A l'abordage, Ercé-près-Liffré, France
  • Carrefour des Arts, La Chapelle Urée, France 2005
  • Maison et Objets trade show, Paris, France
  • 10 ans, les noces de feu – Les Arts du Feu, Rennes, France 2004
  • Maison et Objets trade show, Paris, France
  • Solo exhibition, Thébault Gallery, Bazouges la Pérouse, France

+ Prizes

  • 2010 Sculpture Prize from the town of Cholet
  • 2005 Honorary Prize from the Jetta Cuny-Franz Foundation, Germany