Maxon Crumb
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Maxon Crumb is an American
artist and the younger brother of underground cartoonist
Robert Crumb
. He currently lives at the Windsor Hotel on Sixth Street in San Francisco and has lived there since about 1980.
Maxon initially started painting as a way to deal with his own personal demons. However, he has subsequently come to utilize it to support himself, replacing his previous need to panhandle.
Maxon's early work can be found in comics such as Weirdo and Liquidator
. Since the publication of Maxon's Poe (1997) and HardCore Mother (2001) his first novel, his work has started to find a wider audience.
Paintings and ink drawings can take weeks or months to complete. During this time Maxon says that he will enter into an intense creative state where the work becomes paramount, to the detriment of normal everyday concerns including eating.
Maxon's work can sell for as much as $3,200 with his ink drawings fetching $1,200.
His first published novel, HardCore Mother (2000) was a study of incest
and sadism.
Maxon practices celibacy
and has done for many years since, as he has explained in interviews, sex triggers epileptic seizures.
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artist and the younger brother of underground cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Dennis Crumb —known as Robert Crumb and R. Crumb—is an American artist, illustrator, and musician recognized for the distinctive style of his drawings and his critical, satirical, subversive view of the American mainstream.Crumb was a founder of the underground comix movement and is regarded...
. He currently lives at the Windsor Hotel on Sixth Street in San Francisco and has lived there since about 1980.
Maxon initially started painting as a way to deal with his own personal demons. However, he has subsequently come to utilize it to support himself, replacing his previous need to panhandle.
Maxon's early work can be found in comics such as Weirdo and Liquidator
Liquidator
Liquidator may refer to:* Person assigned to oversee sale of assets:** Liquidator , for a company** Estate liquidator, for an estate or contents of a home* Liquidator , disaster-remediation worker...
. Since the publication of Maxon's Poe (1997) and HardCore Mother (2001) his first novel, his work has started to find a wider audience.
Paintings and ink drawings can take weeks or months to complete. During this time Maxon says that he will enter into an intense creative state where the work becomes paramount, to the detriment of normal everyday concerns including eating.
Maxon's work can sell for as much as $3,200 with his ink drawings fetching $1,200.
His first published novel, HardCore Mother (2000) was a study of incest
Incest
Incest is sexual intercourse between close relatives that is usually illegal in the jurisdiction where it takes place and/or is conventionally considered a taboo. The term may apply to sexual activities between: individuals of close "blood relationship"; members of the same household; step...
and sadism.
Maxon practices celibacy
Celibacy
Celibacy is a personal commitment to avoiding sexual relations, in particular a vow from marriage. Typically celibacy involves avoiding all romantic relationships of any kind. An individual may choose celibacy for religious reasons, such as is the case for priests in some religions, for reasons of...
and has done for many years since, as he has explained in interviews, sex triggers epileptic seizures.