Giselbert HOKE was born on September 12, 1927 in Warnsdorf in northern Bohemia. The years 1943 to 1945 were characterized by war and captivity. In 1944 he lost his right arm. From 1946 to 1956, Robin C. Andersen, Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, allowed the artist to work in his master school. From 1953 to 1954, he spent a period of study in Paris. In 1961, he acquired Saager Castle on the Drau in Carinthia. From 1962 to 1973, Hoke devoted himself to revitalizing the castle and setting up a workshop. In 1974, he was appointed to the Faculty of Architecture at Graz University of Technology. Between 1982 and 1987, he repeatedly taught courses at the International Summer Academy in Salzburg. Study trips took him to North and South America and the Far East. From 1973 he exhibited extensively. Giselbert Hoke died on April 18, 2015 in Klagenfurt. 1969 — first exhibition in the Welz gallery.
Giselbert HOKE was born on September 12, 1927 in Warnsdorf in northern Bohemia. The years 1943 to 1945 were characterized by war and captivity. In 1944 he lost his right arm. From 1946 to 1956, Robin C. Andersen, Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, allowed the artist to work in his master school. From 1953 to 1954, he spent a period of study in Paris. In 1961, he acquired Saager Castle on the Drau in Carinthia. From 1962 to 1973, Hoke devoted himself to revitalizing the castle and setting up a workshop. In 1974, he was appointed to the Faculty of Architecture at Graz University of Technology. Between 1982 and 1987, he repeatedly taught courses at the International Summer Academy in Salzburg. Study trips took him to North and South America and the Far East. From 1973 he exhibited extensively. Giselbert Hoke died on April 18, 2015 in Klagenfurt. 1969 — first exhibition in the Welz gallery.
Recent Comments