Gérard Serée (born 6 February 1949), is a French artist, known for his collaborations on producing artists' books.Zelda Egler (2008). Gravure et poesie en dialogue Les livres de Gerard Seree. Vol. I. Universite de Paris Sobronne - Paris IV. Diploma study. Pg. 13-30Gérard Serée à la Menuiserie, https://www.cimiez.com/, 2012
Serée lives and works in Nice, where in 1992 he created his studio called Atelier Gestes et Traces. He moved to Nice in 1969, and started his studies at Villa Arson in 1970, following the teaching of Daniel Dezeuze.Robert Injey (2020). Rêvons le monde Pour mieux le transformer Centenaire du Parti Communiste Français. Patriote Côte d'Azur, Nice. Pg. 122,
His encounter with Pablo Picasso in 1969, would leave a strong mark to continue his career,Patrick Quillier, Gérard Serée (2016). Retendre la corde vocale. Maison de La Poésie Rhône-Alpes Le Temps des Cerises, Pg. 6–13, Public collections gerardseree.com, 2020 for which he said "he marked me in a definitive way and nourished me with his creative energy". In 2018 he was part of a collective exhibition on Picasso in Vence.Christian Arthaud (2018). Picasso et les Contemporains Éloge de la Fabrique. Musée de Vence. Gerard Seree Collage & Artist Books vence.fr, 19 July 2018
Aside from paintings, Serée has produced over 100 artist' books and over 940 engravings in collaboration with 56 authors, poets and writers such as Marie-Claire Bancquart, Bernard Noël, Michel Butor and Daniel Biga. His work is currently present in many collections, with Musée d'art moderne et d'art contemporain, Picasso Museum in Antibes,Daniéle Giraudy (1988). Les Collections s'Art Moderne 1928/1988. Musee Picasso, Chateau Grimaldi, Antibes, pg. 27, 150. Museum Paul Valéry Sète, Museum, Paribas de Paris Foundation being among others.Public collections gerardseree.com, 2020Gérard Serée, "Paintings and engravings", Michel Gathier, La Strada N ° 290, March 2018 He is sometimes associated with the work of other artists from the such as Jean-Louis Cantin, Jean-Jacques Condom, Daniel Farioli, Alberte Garibbo, Nivèse, and Bernard Tréal.Nice, un regard abstrait: Jean-Louis Cantin, Jean-Jacques Condom, Daniel Farioli, Alberte Garibbo, Nivèse, Gérard Serée, Bernard Tréal Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain de la ville de Nice, 1995
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