Geoff Holt (1942-1998) was a British artist. Born in London, Holt was artistically active from 1965-1998, first in Notting Hill and later living and working in Devon until his death.
Holt started his professional career at Bayswater selling to tourists from a fence in Hyde Park. Thus his work spread throughout the world; an example is the "Hand Hunt" colored print, found and restored in New Zealand.
His talent is seen at 13 by admission to the Camberwell School of Art. He went on 18. Holt started selling his paintings around the early 1960s on Bayswater Road. Many small paintings and large oil paintings are produced, resulting in small exhibitions. He then spent several years in the Portobello market with the reproduction of handmade chess sets. At the same time, the Afro-Caribbean music scene grew and Holt designed several covers of Bob Marley produced from his paintings. Denis Holt, Geoff Holt's sister, helped her work until 1980.
During an independent writing project, which involved identifying a number of important video artists from the mid-1980s, Kevin Hall's movie buffs found no fewer than nine instances of Geoff's work. It is ensured that these works were commissioned at the end of 1986 by a video software distributor, "Motion Pictures On Video" for use on this parent label and its branches, Quick Videos and Screen In Doors. During this 'research' period, Kevin describes Geoff's painted works as "playing a very important role in creating a mood that helps define this unique period in the history of English video," went on to suggest that "Geoff helped bridge the gap between the classics and modern with many of her unique colorful arm designs. "
There is little doubt that Geoff has a keen eye for a 'stylish' figurative painting; Similarly, the artist's brief diversification in designing a number of illustrations used as video art works is seen today as a milestone in modern pop culture. Some examples of Geoff's video works, in relation to London-based Motion Pictures on Video (MPV), are the surrealist and creepy "TANTRUMS" by David Sheldon [AKA "Devil Times Five"], Joseph Brooks musical "HEADIN ' FOR BROADWAY ", and Curtis Harrinton's psycho-thriller" THE PSYCHOPATH "[AKA" The Killing Kind "]. "
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External links
- Tribut web site
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