Prof. Francesco Carelli

 

Oil on Canvas

Gino Hollander (1924 – 2015) was an American painter best known for abstract representations of the human figure, landscapes, and bulls. In a bold and fluid style similar to the work of Franz Kline, Hollander’s paintings were calligraphic in their energetic mark making. “I chose painting for the immediacy of the moment the medium can allow—its immediacy of expression. I find my deepest moments are of feeling and that is what I strive for in my painting,” he once reflected. “The art of painting provides me with a constant mirror of my being—both successes and failures, the good moments and bad”. Hollander had a successful career as a documentary filmmaker throughout the 1950s. In 1960, he decided to focus on painting after becoming friend with Abstract Expressionists. Today, Hollander’s works are held in the collections of the Bristol City Museum, the Aspen Art Museum, and the City College of New York, among others.