Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Mixed media assemblage in frame, retaining a label to the verso reading "3-1983 / Flea Collars / Joe Hampton / Hilo, Hawaii."
DOA 7.75 x 6.75 in.
Private Collection of a Lady, Raleigh, NC A 2014 article in the
Hawaii Tribune Herald announcing an exhibition of Hampton's recent work describes the artist as follows:
"Hampton was raised in Southern California and, as a young adult, moved to Honolulu in 1967, then to Hilo in 1976. Art has always been a way of life for him and he frequently has taken formal classes in all mediums of art.
He describes himself as a “Fluxer,” influenced by the Fluxus Art Movement of the early 1960s."
Minor rubbing to frame and some wear to fabric mount.