Name/Title
Hobo's Swollen Left ArmEntry/Object ID
2017.3.9Description
Joe Louis Light's "Hobo's Swollen Left Arm" depicts a large image of a "hobo," a common and reoccurring image in Light's work. In being asked about the piece, Light said "A lot of my art comes from my imagination. Painted from feeling. But some of it is real special for me. Hobo and Birdman are my reality. It has to do with my own life. I felt at one time that I didn't have no friends, nobody on my side. My mother and father had turned against me. I came up with this hobo, searching for some relationship with people. Lonely person. That's why you see that hobo walking by himself, in isolation."Collection
Southern Vernacular Art CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2017.3Source or Donor
Hill, Lou and CalynneAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Light, Joe LouisRole
ArtistDate made
n.d.Interpretative Labels
Label
Joe Light (b. 1934-2005)
Joe Light saw himself as a fighter against the shortcomings of humanity and used his paintings as his weapons. Light's paintings are characterized by bold, black lines outlining brightly colored cartoon-like figures. He worked with house paint on wood and also painted on discarded objects. Sometimes, he placed these discarded items directly on top of his paintings, adding what he called "attachments".Created By
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January 25, 2017