(Portraiture in our showroom!)
Gino Hollander started painting in New York after a successful filmmaking career. He became part of the group of New Yorkers who defined the abstract expressionism movement. Acrylic paint was just entering the art world and Gino Hollander was one of the first to explore its techniques. He sold paintings to the famous faces of Jacky Kennedy, Steve McQueen, and Norman Rockwell.
Gino paints for himself, and releases his paintings for the viewer to view. He doesn't say anything about his paintings, and he refeuses to title his work.
The majority of the pieces that are in our showroom are portraiture with a handful of abstract pieces and some sea inspired work. The portrate faces are purposfully left blank and are balanced on the edge of nothingness. Gino paints in a neutral color pallet of black and white with a splash of ochre hues.
The pieces are a stunning grab for someone who is looking for some extra depth to their space. Come in and check them out. These pieces are brought in by the SMILE Network a nonprofit company who raises money for surgical mission trips to other countries to help children with cleft palets.
http://www.smilenetwork.org/Smile_Network/Welcome.html.
OK, so there is a new trend and I am calling it "Industrial French Market". Ingredients: Louis XVI style furniture frames, burlap, jute, linen, raw metal finishes, patina'd wood, and found objects. I've seen a lot of reproduction screen prints thrown on upholstery too, like french flour and sulphur sack logos. I like all the super sexy raw elements like rivets and exposed seems. These funky industrial elements would look great in a loft with concrete floors and exposed beams. I feel like this is the new "modern" without all of the cold, sterile, antiseptic nothingness. It is gritty and raw, yet softened by the delicate elements like hand stitched appliques and romantic historical upholstery frame.
