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...