Gérard grew up in Lorraine, a borderland where history has often imposed its back-and-forth between France and Germany. The son of teachers, and raised alongside his two sisters, he enjoyed a happy childhood in this region marked by a dual cultural belonging. There, German was sometimes imposed by the victors of war, only to yield once again to French. This historical oscillation nourished the imagination of the inhabitants, and Gérard inherited it as an inner wealth, a shared memory that runs through his creations.​

 

From the Germanic and Nordic Expressionist tradition, he draws strength, intensity, and an irrepressible need for color. The dark landscapes, grey skies, and scarce northern light seem to have carved within him a thirst for brightness that his painting seeks to fulfill: each canvas becomes a chromatic celebration, a sublimation of the absence of sun. But his French culture brings another breath to his work. Here, the art of living, discreet elegance, and the poetry of Impressionist landscapes open different paths. Color remains sovereign, yet it softens, flows, and unfolds in a refined abstraction, imbued with that luminous grace reminiscent of Monet’s gardens and blossoming countrysides.​

 

Thus, Gérard’s art stands at the crossroads of two legacies. To Germanic expressive vigor responds French delicacy, and from this dialogue emerges a painting where strength and elegance find balance, where the memory of borders is transformed into a universal language: that of color and emotion.