Gino Hollander
Gino Hollander began painting in 1960 at the time that a new medium – acrylic paint – was emerging and he was among the first to explore its possibilities. Viewing his work now, one becomes aware of the virtuosity of both the painter and his medium. There are canvasses with the subtle oriental feeling of dry brush done in India ink, there are thick built up swirls of garish color or soft transparent hues, paint shoveled on with a palette knife, drips and blobs and fine line drawings, as well a mixture of oil medium with the acrylic, sometimes all of these things on one five foot canvas. The end result is pure emotion. You hate it or you love it but it is difficult to remain neutral.
Hollander is an undisciplined painter. He withholds nothing of himself. He refuses to rein in his emotions or his appetites. If a canvas is vulgar it is because he was feeling vulgar when he painted it. He shows it anyway. He feels that any painting he has done is a part of him. He doesn’t show just his party face. He strips himself naked for all to see. ‘To know me is to know all of me”.
BIOGRAPHY
BORN
1924 U.S.A.1942-1945U.S.ARMY SKI TROOPS, 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION1950-1960DIRECTOR AND DOCUMENTARY FILMAKER "I was immersed in filmmaking and yet had a vague feeling of wanting some more direct means of self expression, one that would not have the men, money and materials that films involved."
NYC was alive with the excitement of abstract expressionism and one of our film hangouts was the Cedar Bar. I caught the disease and immersed myself in both paint and painter's image having decided that if I were to start a new career at this late date and with a family of four children and one on the way…. I had better just paint and learn by doing which is what I have been doing for thirty-eight years
What I want out of and for my paintings is emotional expression both for me and the viewer, each in our own way
1960-1962
My studio and the first Hollander Gallery, Bleeker St, Greenwich Village, NYC
1962Move to south of Spain with my family1963-1990Numerous one-man shows throughout Europe…England, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain. During those 28 years living and painting in Spain my paintings were exhibited in the following Hollander Galleries.1962-1990Marbella, Spain1962-1969Bleeker St., N.Y.C.1964-l973Madison Ave., NYC1970-1980West Broadway, Soho1970-1980Toronto, Canada1968-1978Mount St., London
1973-1982
Circle Fine Arts became my exclusive agent for U.S.A. and yearly there were one man shows in a number of their galleries.
At our home in Spain, Cortijo de las Yeguas, in l982 Barbara and I established the Museo Hollander to exhibit our major collection of Spanish antiquities and artifacts spanning 20,000 years. The museum gained world-wide recognition for the quality and presentation of the collection and was viewed by more than 50,000 visitors. It was awarded the bronze medal on the HRH Juan Carlos honors list for it's major contribution to Spanish tourism.
1990
I donated the Museo Hollander to the Spanish Government.
1990
Moved to Aspen, Colorado
Hollander is an undisciplined painter. He withholds nothing of himself. He refuses to rein in his emotions or his appetites. If a canvas is vulgar it is because he was feeling vulgar when he painted it. He shows it anyway. He feels that any painting he has done is a part of him. He doesn’t show just his party face. He strips himself naked for all to see. ‘To know me is to know all of me”.
BIOGRAPHY
BORN
1924 U.S.A.1942-1945U.S.ARMY SKI TROOPS, 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION1950-1960DIRECTOR AND DOCUMENTARY FILMAKER "I was immersed in filmmaking and yet had a vague feeling of wanting some more direct means of self expression, one that would not have the men, money and materials that films involved."
NYC was alive with the excitement of abstract expressionism and one of our film hangouts was the Cedar Bar. I caught the disease and immersed myself in both paint and painter's image having decided that if I were to start a new career at this late date and with a family of four children and one on the way…. I had better just paint and learn by doing which is what I have been doing for thirty-eight years
What I want out of and for my paintings is emotional expression both for me and the viewer, each in our own way
1960-1962
My studio and the first Hollander Gallery, Bleeker St, Greenwich Village, NYC
1962Move to south of Spain with my family1963-1990Numerous one-man shows throughout Europe…England, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain. During those 28 years living and painting in Spain my paintings were exhibited in the following Hollander Galleries.1962-1990Marbella, Spain1962-1969Bleeker St., N.Y.C.1964-l973Madison Ave., NYC1970-1980West Broadway, Soho1970-1980Toronto, Canada1968-1978Mount St., London
1973-1982
Circle Fine Arts became my exclusive agent for U.S.A. and yearly there were one man shows in a number of their galleries.
At our home in Spain, Cortijo de las Yeguas, in l982 Barbara and I established the Museo Hollander to exhibit our major collection of Spanish antiquities and artifacts spanning 20,000 years. The museum gained world-wide recognition for the quality and presentation of the collection and was viewed by more than 50,000 visitors. It was awarded the bronze medal on the HRH Juan Carlos honors list for it's major contribution to Spanish tourism.
1990
I donated the Museo Hollander to the Spanish Government.
1990
Moved to Aspen, Colorado
