Giès studied design, painting, and engraving at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière starting at the age of 13.
[2] He earned a doctoral degree in art history from Paris-Sorbonne University, concentrating on the Chinese language and civilization.
[3] From October 1995 to February 1996, Giès helped to organize an exhibition of Serindian art at the Grand Palais.
In 2009, he travelled to Hong Kong in search of contemporary Chinese artists to exhibit at the museum.
[6] He believed that Asian art did not change drastically from its ancient history to its contemporary styles, which preserved much of its beauty.