Maxon Crumb (born 1945) is an American artist and the younger brother of underground cartoonist Robert Crumb. 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 works such as Weirdo, Liquidator, Maxon's Poe (1997), and Crumb Family Comics (Last Gasp, 1998).His first published novel, HardCore Mother (2000) was a study of incest and sadism. Since the publication of HardCore Mother (2001) his work has found 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 drawings are available online as well as fine art limited edition prints.Maxon practices celibacy and has done for many years because, as he has explained in interviews, for him, sex triggers epileptic seizures.
Brother-in-law of Dana Morgan (Robert Crumb's first wife; mother of Jesse) and later Aline Kominsky (Crumb's second wife; mother of Sophie).
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Was hospitalized after the release of Crumb (1994) due to a vitamin B-12 deficiency in his legs.
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Lived a monk-like life in a San Francisco hotel, his artistic creations gone unrecognized until the release of Crumb (1994) encouraged him to get his creations out in the public eye.
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Paints striking oil portraits, often of Asian women, with whom he admits he has an obsession.
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