Keegan McHargue

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Keegan McHargue
Born1982 (age 4142)
Known forPainting and drawing
Style Outsider art, neo-mannerism

Keegan McHargue (born 1982 in Portland, Oregon [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

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