Stephen Douglas Hooper
Stephen Douglas "Hoop" Hooper (born October 25, 1946 - September 22, 2011 ) was an American artist from Clifton , New Jersey .
He made his psychedelic one- offs from everyday objects - mainly automobiles . He got a 1941 Packard Hearse with fur and sequins, or covered a Fiat 850 with empty tin cans.
Hoop was well known in the New York art scene. So he could count himself to the "inner circle" around Pop Art artist Andy Warhol . One of his quotes was:
"I've stepped into the throne room of the art world and tried to take over."
"I stepped into the throne room of world art and tried to take it over."
At the age of 64 he withdrew into his eccentric, esoteric work. His mobile works of art were featured in the 2009 film "Automorphosis".
Hoop died on September 22, 2011. Cancer .
Individual evidence
- ↑ artnet.com: website , accessed January 28, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/131842178_The_day_the_music_mobile_died.html
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hooper, Stephen Douglas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hooper, hoop |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 2011 |
| Place of death | Clifton, New Jersey |