Keegan McHargue

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Keegan McHargue
Born1982 (age 42–43)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Known forPainting and drawing
Style Outsider art, neo-mannerism

Keegan McHargue (born 1982) [1] is an American artist known for his dream-like drawings and paintings. [2] McHargue is sometimes described as either an outsider artist or faux-outsider artist. [3] [4] [5] He lives and works in New York City. [6]

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About

McHargue was seen as a successful emerging artist by age 21 and never attended art school. [6] [7] He previously lived in San Francisco, and briefly lived in Austin, Texas before moving to New York City. [8] [9]

In 2007, he created a body of artwork "The Yellow Spectrum" specifically for an audience of babies, and a few years later with the "Preteen" work his audience was teenagers and preteens. [10]

In a 2010 interview, McHargue made comparisons between the fields of art and advertising. [10] McHargue said about his process, "I tend to shy away from expressionistic concerns that compromise control. In a sense, everything in my art becomes about particular processes. That's how process became the most important part of my painting. I always say that I'm not a particularly good painter but I'm a very strategic painter". [10]

McHargue's work is in various public art collections including Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), [11] Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), [12] among others.

Exhibitions

This is a list of select exhibitions by McHargue.

Publications

References

  1. ↑ "Keegan McHargue". Nieves Catalogue. 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ Crow, Kelly (April 17, 2006). "Hot art market stokes prices for artists barely out of teens". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved February 8, 2009.
  3. 1 2 "ArtNet News". ArtNet. August 22, 2006. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Johnson, Ken (July 16, 2004). "ART IN REVIEW; 'Incantations'". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved January 16, 2020. and by Keegan McHargue's faux-Outsider painting and etchings
  5. 1 2 "ART GUIDE". The New York Times . June 13, 2003. Retrieved February 8, 2009. his entertaining show of faux-Outsider drawings of masked humanoids in densely patterned outfits engaging in enigmatic, ceremonial activities
  6. 1 2 K., Dea. "Keegan McHargue". WideWalls. WideWalls, Urban & Contemporary Art Resource. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "The Strange Worlds of Artists Keegan McHargue and Karl Wirsum". BlackBook Magazine. McCarthy LLC. October 4, 2013.
  8. ↑ May, Jacqueline (December 24, 2004). "Report From Art Basel". AustinChronicle.com. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  9. 1 2 DiPietro, Monty (March 23, 2005). "Drawing circles is the secret to a new visual language". The Japan Times. Retrieved December 18, 2005.
  10. 1 2 3 Simonini, Ross (November 1, 2010). "An Interview with Keegan McHargue". Believer Magazine. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Keegan McHargue | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Where the Tales Come From - Keegan McHargue, Paulson Press, Renée Bott". FAMSF Search the Collections. May 2, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Burn, Baby, Burn". The Village Voice . June 3, 2003. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
  14. ↑ "The Control Group Exhibition". Metro Pictures. 2006. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  15. ↑ Powhida, William (March 1, 2004). "Matt Leines and Keegan McHargue". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  16. ↑ Smith, Roberta (August 6, 2004). "ART IN REVIEW; 'Deliver Us From Evil'". The New York Times . Retrieved February 8, 2009.
  17. ↑ "Jack Handley Gallery, Keegan McHargue "Feel The Wind" Opening 04.02.04". Art Business. Retrieved December 18, 2015.


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