Born in Morteau, France, Jean-Pierre SERGENT has been drawing and painting since childhood. After a few years as an Appaloosa horse breeder in the Doubs region, the artist moved to Montreal and then New York to try his luck in the art world, where he enjoyed great success.
In 2005, he returned to France and set up his studio in Besançon. Exhibited at the MBAA and recognized by his peers, the artist has just opened Galerie KELLER on rue Proudhon with a friend.
A special program lasting over 90 minutes, in the form of a voyage of initiation, in which this passionate painter opens up with sincerity about his career, his artistic and spiritual approach, his inspiration drawn from travel, art for women and so much more... 
All accompanied by an atypical and eclectic playlist:

* Las Clásicas De La Cumbia : Se Me Perdio La Cadenita, 
* L’évêque Mariann Budde, discours contre Donald Trump, 21 janvier 2025 dans la cathédrale de l’église épiscopale de Washington
* Gopal Krishan : Raga Baïrag (India)
* Samira Sarna Ward, une artiste peintre enseignante iranienne, discours de 2024 sur l’art féminin en Iran.
* Eminem, The Real Slim Shady 
* Vaimalama, Jardin d’hiver, Henri Salvador
* Takini : Women’s Traditional Song Round Dance, Musique Des Lakota Sioux D’Amerique Du Nord
* Joe Dassin, le chemin de papa
Chanson surprise de Pépé Coyote : Talking Heads « Once in a Lifetime » (1980)

- I, SILKSCREEN WORK ON THE SERIES "KARMA-KALI, SEXUAL DREAMS & PARADOX" 2022-2024
- II, FRENCH CULTURAL EROTICISM, FOR EXAMPLE, TWO QUOTATIONS: THE MARQUIS DE SADE & GEORGES BATAILLE [CONTINUITY-DISCONTINUITY]
- III, MYSTICAL ECSTASY: TANTRISM, TECHNIQUES OF DESTRUCTION & ANNIHILATION OF THE EGO
- IV, EROTICISM & DEATH IN EGYPT, PASSAGE & REBIRTH THROUGH THE BODY & IN ALL-ENCOMPASSING GEOMETRIC PATTERNS
- V, WORDS OF THE BUDDHA & SOME OF THE WORKS IN THIS "EROTICA" EXHIBITION
- VI, SOME COOKIE-CUTTER QUOTES ABOUT ART

- V, SOME OF THE WORKS FROM THIS "EROTICA" EXHIBITION 
- V, - 1, A few cookie-cutter quotes about Art : Jean-Luc Godard, David Lynch, Jasper Johns, Anaïs Nin, Simone Weil: Gravity & Grace

- V, WORDS OF THE BUDDHA, SOME OF THE WORKS IN THIS “EROTICA” EXHIBITION AND THE SOLUTION-RESPONSE TO PREVIOUS WORKS [À POSTERIORI]
- V, 1, Words of the Buddha : The lightning silence, The diamond sutra, Thich Nhat Hanh 
- V, 2, 5 works from the series “Karma-Kali, Sexual Dreams & Paradoxes” 2022
 

- IV, EROTISM & DEATH IN EGYPT, PASSAGE & REBIRTH THROUGH THE BODY & IN ENGLOVING GEOMETRIC PATTERNS [VULVES & MATRICES, OCEANIC FEELING & RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER BEINGS]
- IV, - 1, Text by Herodotus, Book II
- IV, - 2, 2 Texts by JPS about pornography & his work

- II -1, 10 Works from the new series “Karma-Kali, Sexual Dreams & Paradoxes” [2024]

- III, MYSTICAL ECSTASY: TANTRISM, TECHNIQUES OF EGO DESTRUCTION & ANNIHILATION (CONJUNCTIONS AND DISJUNCTIONS BY OCTAVIO PAZ)

- I, SILKSCREEN WORK ON THE SERIES “KARMA-KALI, SEXUAL DREAMS & PARADOX” 2022-2024

- I, - 1, Some photos of JPS at work, summer 2024

- II, FRENCH CULTURAL EROTICISM, FOR EXAMPLE, TWO QUOTES: THE MARQUIS DE SADE & GEORGES BATAILLE [CONTINUITY-DISCONTINUITY]
 

Documentary film presenting the artist silk-screening his new art prints series: Karma-Kali, Sexual Dreams & Paradoxes. Filmed by the artist on August 27th 2024.

From mid-December to March 22, the new Galerie Keller at 7 rue Proudhon presents Jean-Pierre Sergent's exhibition "Erotica / Works on Paper". This first show features eight previously unseen works - chosen from a total of 566 - from his recent Karma-Kali, Sexual Dreams & Paradoxes series, produced in 2024. Silkscreened on paper, they combine acrylic and Indian ink highlights. Also on view are small-format works from the Shakti-Yoni series and a large-scale painting on Plexiglas from his Mayan Diary series. With this exhibition, gallery owner Heidi Suter, with forty years' experience in Zurich, marks her new coming in Besançon City. An unmissable opportunity to explore the world of the Franco-New York artist. The Gallery is open from Wednesday to Saturday and by appointment. Page 37

Documentary film presenting the artist silk-screening his new art prints series: Karma-Kali, Sexual Dreams & Paradoxes. Filmed by the artist and cameraman Lionel Georges on August 26th 2024.

Documentary film presenting the artist silk-screening his new art prints series: Karma-Kali, Sexual Dreams & Paradoxes. Filmed by the artist and cameraman Lionel Georges on August 25th 2024.

- Journalist France 3: We're going to talk about culture now, with these original works, currently on view in a new Art Gallery that has just opened its doors in the Besançon Town Center. The first exhibition, entitled "Erotica, Works on Papers", is devoted to the work of Franco-New-York artist Jean-Pierre Sergent. Laurent Ducrozet and Jean-Stéphane Maurice take us into his world. Have a look!

- Laurent Ducrozet: There are always a few doors to push to enter an artist's world. Behind the door of this gallery-apartment are the works of Jean-Pierre Sergent. With some with works from the New York and Besançon eras. The entrance is narrow, but enough to understand about this prolific artist accumulating working process. His screen-printed work is built up of entangled successive layers.

- Jean-Pierre Sergent: I continue to work like this, precisely with the superimposition and layering of the images, to blur the lines and create a kind of confusion. I strongly believe that beauty is born of confusion somehow. Because when you encounter something beautiful, astonishing, you're subjugated and bewildered. So I really want with my artwork to destabilize the viewer. Read more

Documentary film presenting the artist silk-screening his new art prints series: Karma-Kali, Sexual Dreams & Paradoxes. Filmed by the artist on August 23rd 2024.

Documentary film presenting the artist silk-screening his new art prints series: Karma-Kali, Sexual Dreams & Paradoxes. Filmed by the artist on August 21st 2024.

The French-American artist Jean-Pierre Sergent has teamed up with his long time friend Heidi Suter, a gallery owner from Zurich, to open the Keller gallery at 7, rue Proudhon, in Besançon, France. A first exhibition, Erotica - Works on Paper, featuring several of his creations, is on view until March 22.
Launched in December 2024, this exhibition presents eight works from the series Karma-Kali, Sexual Dreams & Paradoxes, created by Jean-Pierre Sergent in the summer of 2024. Through his work, the artist seeks to reveal the spiritual dimension of eroticism, through serigraphs constructed from patterns inspired by his artistic research. “Sexuality is the basis of everything. It's important for me to show it also through spirituality. People often dissociate the two concepts but, in India, for example, the awakening of the senses includes these themes.

A 360° 3D film shot in partnership with Agence Vauban of Besançon, camera Mathieu Allard) filmed on location on January 17th 2025. Discover, as if you were there, the three different rooms of the Keller Gallery space directed by Heidi Suter and all JPS artworks of his solo exhibition's "Erotica / Paper Works", and navigate inside the beautiful and intimate Gallery.

Documentary film presenting the artist silk-screening his new art prints series: Karma-Kali, Sexual Dreams & Paradoxes. Filmed by the artist on August 16th 2024.

Documentary film presenting the artist silk-screening his new art prints series: Karma-Kali, Sexual Dreams & Paradoxes. Filmed by the artist on August 10th 2024.

Documentary film presenting the artist Jean-Pierre Sergent exposing the silk-screen frames of his new series: "Karma-Kali, Sexual Dreams & Paradoxes". Filmed by the artist and Lionel Georges on August 8th, 2024.

Documentary film presenting the artist Jean-Pierre Sergent exposing the silk-screen frames of his new series: "Karma-Kali, Sexual Dreams & Paradoxes". Filmed by the artist and cameraman Lionel Georges on August 8th, 2024.

Interactive 360° 3D film shot in partnership with Agence Vauban of Besançon (Mathieu Allard); camera and images by Mathis Jacquerot, filmed on location on January 17th 2025. Discover, as if you were there, the three different rooms of the Keller Gallery space directed by Heidi Suter and all JPS artworks of his solo exhibition's "Erotica / Paper Works", and navigate inside the beautiful and intimate Gallery.

- Thierry Eme: Among the locals people, we've got a painter artist from Besançon, who has exhibited in Europe, the United States, China and Iran, and who's currently showing his work in Besançon. You shouldn't miss him, because he's also exhibiting in a new gallery, the Gallery Keller. Hello Jean-Pierre Sergent!
- Jean-Pierre Sergent: Hello Thierry, and hello to all the listeners. It's a real pleasure to be online with you today!
- T.E.: What's this gallery? Is it a branch of the Zurich gallery?
- J-P.S.: No, not at all. My friend Heidi Suter couldn't find space in Zurich, because rents were getting too expensive. And so she decided to move here, to the City of Besançon, to open this new exhibition space, because we've known each other for over ten years already, yes, we've been working together for ten years. We did the Lugano fairs together (Wopart), we're partners and for our first show, we decided to open with this exhibition “Erotica, works on paper” of my works on paper, in this nice space and the exhibition will last for three months, the time it takes to wipe the slate clean, if you like, so that people get to know and discover the gallery.
- T.E.: Jean-Pierre, you're better known internationally than you are here, locally? Isn't Jean-Pierre Sergent already a famous name in the Art World today? (read the full article)

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- Thierry Eme: Among the locals people, we've got a painter artist from Besançon, who has exhibited in Europe, the United States, China and Iran, and who's currently showing his work in Besançon. You shouldn't miss him, because he's also exhibiting in a new gallery, the Gallery Keller. Hello Jean-Pierre Sergent!
- Jean-Pierre Sergent: Hello Thierry, and hello to all the listeners. It's a real pleasure to be online with you today!
- T.E.: What's this gallery? Is it a branch of the Zurich gallery?
- J-P.S.: No, not at all. My friend Heidi Suter couldn't find space in Zurich, because rents were getting too expensive. And so she decided to move here, to the City of Besançon, to open this new exhibition space, because we've known each other for over ten years already, yes, we've been working together for ten years. We did the Lugano fairs together (Wopart), we're partners and for our first show, we decided to open with this exhibition “Erotica, works on paper” of my works on paper, in this nice space and the exhibition will last for three months, the time it takes to wipe the slate clean, if you like, so that people get to know and discover the gallery.
- T.E.: Jean-Pierre, you're better known internationally than you are here, locally? Isn't Jean-Pierre Sergent already a famous name in the Art World today? (read the full article)

[read the English translated text]
They've been working together for 10 years: he, a painter from Besançon, and Heidi Suter, a gallery owner from Zurich. Together they opened the Keller Gallery at 7, rue Proudhon. Until March, Jean-Pierre Sergent presents “Erotica, works on paper”.
Jean-Pierre Sergent exhibits at Galerie Keller, run by Zurich-based Heidi Suter.

Of the 566 works on paper in his "Karma-Kali, Sexual Dreams & Paradoxes" series, Jean-Pierre Sergent has chosen to exhibit a selection of eight works on paper, created between summer and autumn. The painter pursues his path, off the beaten track, nourished by primitive cultures. (read the full article)

Documentary film presenting the artist silk-screening his new art prints series: Karma-Kali, Sexual Dreams & Paradoxes. Filmed by the artist on August 8th 2024.
 

Documentary film presenting the artist silk-screening his new art prints series: Karma-Kali, Sexual Dreams & Paradoxes. Filmed by the artist on August 7th 2024.

Documentary film presenting the artist silk-screening his new art prints series: Karma-Kali, Sexual Dreams & Paradoxes. Filmed by the artist on August 1 2024.

Documentary film presenting the artist silk-screening his new art prints series: Karma-Kali, Sexual Dreams & Paradoxes. Filmed by the artist and Lionel Georges on July 30 2024.

Documentary film presenting the artist silk-screening his new art prints series: Karma-Kali, Sexual Dreams & Paradoxes (Complete working session). Filmed by the artist on July 28 2024.

Documentary film presenting Jean-Pierre Sergent silk-screening his new art prints series: Karma-Kali, Sexual Dreams & Paradoxes (Complete working session). Filmed by the artist on July 28 2024.