When his father, a career officer, was forced to leave Galați, Gheorghe graduated from high school in Bucharest, where he then continued his studies at the department of sculpture of the Conservatory of Fine Arts.
Când tatăl său, un ofițer de carieră, a fost nevoit să părăsească orașul Galați, Gheorghe l-a urmat la București, unde a absolvit liceul apoi a continuat studiile la departamentul de sculptură a Conservatorului de Arte Frumoase.