The Hollander Collection: Todos En La Familia
The Hollander family is a five-pronged creative outlet with
electrifying talent in painting, sculpting, writing and
photography. Gino, the father, is an abstract-impressionist
painter with numerous paintings of surrealistic perspectives. He
began painting with acrylics in 1960, when such applications
were nouveau. He offers no apologies or afterthoughts on
finished work, as each represents his honest emotions at the
time of its creation. For years Gino has given one-man shows
worldwide. Mother Barbara's poetry vividly describes her life
and feelings in "Love & Lamentation." She also penned "Bits &
Pieces, The Early Years," which is autobiographical, covering
her life from 1924 to 1953.
In 1982, the couple established the Museo Hollander, located in
Cortijo de las Yeguas, Spain, to exhibit a collection of Spanish
antiques and artifacts that span 20,000 years of history. The
Hollanders donated their museum to the government of Spain and
were nationally awarded for greatly contributing to country's
growth in tourism.
The equine nature of daughter Siri's sculpting coveys her
unbridled attachment to horses. Many of her sculptures are large
and suited for outdoors. The airport in Malaga, Spain, features
a 25-feet tall bronze horse standing on its hind legs. Like her
father, she seeks to capture emotional essence instead of
photo-like accuracy.
Jim and Scott Hollander are photographers. Jim has lived and
worked in Israel since 1983 as a photographer for the Reuters
News Agency. He has captured numerous depictions on film of the
region's infamous conflict. Jim's published works include "Until
Peace," a photo essay of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and
"Run to the Sun," a book consisting of photos over the past 20
years from the yearly "Running of the Bulls" in Pamplona, Spain.
Scott, a working Hollywood cameraman, specializes in outdoor
photography and has amassed a stellar collection of photos from
around the world while skiing, snowboarding, biking and rock
climbing.
In the same manner that genes leave similar features and traits,
soul bearing is an innate characteristic unifying all the
Hollander's artistic endeavors.