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Fred Holle | |
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| Born | 1931 (age 91–92) |
| Known for | painting, drawing, printmaking, art teacher |
Fred Holle (born 1931) is a contemporary American artist and educator, based in San Bruno, California. [1] [2]
Fred Holle was born 1931 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [3] Holle studied art at Layton School of Art in Milwaukee and Arizona State College (1950–1952). [4] He completed his studies at San Diego State College (between 1956–1960), where he earned a BA degree in 1958 and MA degree in 1960. [4]
Holle served in the United States Navy Hospital Corps (1952–1956). [5]
Holle taught visual arts for more than 30 years, starting with teaching at the La Jolla School of Arts (also known as Art Center in La Jolla, 1958–1964). [5] From 1965 until 1968, he taught part-time at College of San Mateo, and from 1968 until 1988 he taught at Cañada College. Holle is Professor Emeritus of the Art Department, Cañada College, Redwood City, California. [4]
Holle's students included artist, Richard W. Blaisdell. [6]
He was a contributor of demonstration drawings in the 1989 book, Serious Drawing - A Basic Manual by Casey Fitzsimons, Prentis-Hall Inc. [1] [ non-primary source needed ] Holle is the author of the, Classical Life Drawing with Fred Holle M.A. (1988) a five video fine art instruction on VHS/DVD's for the Artist-in-Residence® Series, HW Productions, Burlingame, California. [7]
Holle considers drawing to be the foundation of all his work and constantly draws from models, partly for the great pleasure it affords but primarily to maintain perceptual sensitivity and to obtain fresh data to fill a reservoir of images that may be tapped, when needed, for his paintings and prints. [8] Alfred Frankenstein writes: "He is a remarkable figure draftsman, with something of the fire and freedom of young Rico Lebrun in his sketches... [9] [ full citation needed ] In the late 1950s, when he was working at the La Jolla Art Center, he created paintings and woodcuts in the style of Abstract Expressionism. [10] He was among the most respected artists belonging to the core of the contemporary painters working in Southern California. [11] Around 1964, Holle made a transition to figurative art starting with a series of figural paintings and gesture drawings called "Steppenwolf". After that, the GNOMEGAME Series of paintings and digital prints (created through the freehand use of a Wacom pad and Stylus on the computer) became Holle's lifelong "vehicles" of expression.
These are some of the awards conferred on Fred Holle for his artwork. [1]
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