One of his first hobbies is car racing, and it's only later in life that he discovered art and painting. Very quickly, it becomes a real passion for him and he invests himself fully in his art, working daily on such varied art forms as oil and watercolours. Gilles follows various art courses before finally joining the 'Amis de Monmartre' in Issoudun (Indre).
 
Permanent exhibition of Gilles' work include the following galleries:
- Galerie Potereau à Châteauroux (Indre)
- Galerie Ranaldi Poto Vecchio (Corse)
- Galerie des Cyprès (Saint Rémy de Provence)
- Galerie Brehova à Prague Tchéquie
- Galerie Virtuelle Saatchi galerie Londres ( Great-Britain)
- Galerie virtuelle :www.galerie-net.com
- Website: www.hancotte.com

 
Other exhibitions and awards:
Independent Artists Exhibition:
 
- Mairie  Saint Maur (Indre) du 7/11/08 au 7/12/08
- Galerie du Château de Valençay (Indre) du 23/9/08 au 22/10/08
- Espace culturel Leclerc Châteauroux du 14/8/08 au 15/9/08
- Salon de Saint Malo Espace Duguay Trouin du 28 au 30 mars 2008
- Issoudun: 2004 Award Winner 'Prix de l'atelier Huile exposition'
- Limoges 7th to 24th November 2006
- Vatan: 9th to 22nd July 2006 - Award Winner 'Aquarelle' 2003
- Saint Georges sur Moulon - 2005 Award Winner 'Prix du Conseil General'
- Saint Georges sur Arnon - 2005 Award Winner 'Prix de l'association'
- Bourges - award winner - 'Lyons Club Prix de l'exposition'.
- 2002 award winner for watercolour 'Concours du mensuel Artiste'.
- Saint Maur - 2004 award winner for watercolour 'Prix d'aquarelle des peintres dans la rue'.
 
Hancotte's paintings leads its audience to an abstract yet controlled vision, full of subtle sensitivity, which gives his work an air of mystery. Faceless women, subtle workshop views and minimalist landscapes all form part of a story full of emotions.
The impact of textures and the powerful combination of colours dominate: the picture is the creative element which strikes the senses, stimulates and convinces. The perspective, values and lines melt together to create an architecture which enhances the subject. And so faces are fully integrated in the picture, clothes form part of the background, giving each piece an air of abstraction without losing the meaning and focus of the main subject.
Women, recurring theme in Hancotte's work, are walking through each painting like beings of shadow and light, between dream and reality, leaving behind them a cloudy emotion. Their sensual movements give the viewer a feeling of seduction, revealing our own ability to grab these signs in real life.
Hancotte's work has a visual eloquence which is fresh and inspiring, while displaying some subconscious links within his paintings. And so you feel the influences of cubism and fauvism, linking his work to the history of art, but with an originality that is very modern.