Gisel­bert HOKE was born on Sep­tem­ber 12, 1927 in Warns­dorf in north­ern Bohemia. The years 1943 to 1945 were marked by war and impris­on­ment. 1944 Loss of the right arm. From 1946 to 1956, Robin C. Ander­sen, Rec­tor of the Acad­e­my of Fine Arts in Vien­na, allowed Hoke to work in his mas­ter school. 1953 to 1954 study vis­it to Paris. 1961 Acqui­si­tion of Saager Cas­tle on the Drau in Carinthia. From 1962 to 1973, Hoke devot­ed him­self to the revi­tal­iza­tion of the cas­tle and the estab­lish­ment of a work­shop. 1974 Appoint­ment to the Fac­ul­ty of Archi­tec­ture at the Tech­ni­cal Uni­ver­si­ty of Graz. Between 1982 and 1987 he was a repeat­ed course instruc­tor at the Inter­na­tion­al Sum­mer Acad­e­my in Salzburg. Study trips take him to North and South Amer­i­ca and the Far East. From 1973 exhi­bi­tion activ­i­ty. Gisel­bert Hoke dies on April 18, 2015 in Kla­gen­furt. 1981 — 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 marked by war and impris­on­ment. 1944 Loss of the right arm. From 1946 to 1956, Robin C. Ander­sen, Rec­tor of the Acad­e­my of Fine Arts in Vien­na, allowed Hoke to work in his mas­ter school. 1953 to 1954 study vis­it to Paris. 1961 Acqui­si­tion of Saager Cas­tle on the Drau in Carinthia. From 1962 to 1973, Hoke devot­ed him­self to the revi­tal­iza­tion of the cas­tle and the estab­lish­ment of a work­shop. 1974 Appoint­ment to the Fac­ul­ty of Archi­tec­ture at the Tech­ni­cal Uni­ver­si­ty of Graz. Between 1982 and 1987 he was a repeat­ed course instruc­tor at the Inter­na­tion­al Sum­mer Acad­e­my in Salzburg. Study trips take him to North and South Amer­i­ca and the Far East. From 1973 exhi­bi­tion activ­i­ty. Gisel­bert Hoke dies on April 18, 2015 in Kla­gen­furt. 1981 — first exhi­bi­tion in the Welz gallery.


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