GÉRALD WEBER 

was born in the South of France on the edge of Provence where he grew up until age 11 before immigrating to Canada with his parents.  He started drawing and sketching at an early age and was also very interested in architecture.  In high school, in Montreal, he took technical drawing classes and, as a teenager, he initially wanted to be an architect.  He also took a few art courses at the CEGEP level.  However, Gérald went on to business school and graduated with an MBA in Finance leading to a career in management in large international organizations.  He, however, continued to work on his art and develop his style in parallel.  A few years ago Gérald decided to fully dedicate his time to his art.  His work is rooted in his early interest in architecture and design and the exactness of floor plans and blueprints.   Further influenced by the work of Wassily Kandinsky, Fernand Léger and Marc Chagall as well as the Plasticiens movement of the 50’s and 60’s, he naturally evolved to Geometric Abstraction.  Thus, Gérald’s compositions are often inspired by architecture, integrating building parts, whether based on external views, interiors or parts thereof.  He combines them with other geometric elements and shapes to create imaginative two-dimensional and three-dimensional visions.   To achieve the desired effect, each of Gérald’s compositions requires a substantial amount of research and conceptual work before reaching the execution stage. His work is of extreme precision with very crisp edges and clean lines accentuated by a pallet of vivid colours.  Gérald paints in acrylic mainly on canvas but also on plexiglass.  Some of his compositions contain plaster areas to add texture and a different feel to the painting.