His art is in heroic bad taste. It's incredibly vulgar, it's weird, but it's still gorgeous. Bad-taste entertainment is the best entertainment. What … - Margaret Keane

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His art is in heroic bad taste. It's incredibly vulgar, it's weird, but it's still gorgeous. Bad-taste entertainment is the best entertainment. What I really love about Keane is that he is so commercial.

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About Margaret Keane

Margaret D. H. Keane (born Peggy Doris Hawkins; 15 September 1927) is an American artist. Creator of the "big eyed waifs", Keane is famous for drawing paintings with big eyes and mainly paints women, children, and animals in oil or mixed media. In the 1960s, Keane became one of the most popular and successful artists of the time. During this time, her artwork was sold under the name of her husband, Walter Keane, who claimed credit for her paintings. Their life together was the subject of the 2014 Tim Burton film Big Eyes.

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Pen Names: Keane, Margaret D. H.
Birth Name: Peggy Doris Hawkins
Alternative Names: Margaret D. H. Keane • M. D. H. Keane • Margaret Peggy Doris Hawkins Keane
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Gradually it dawned on me that I was painting my own inner emotions. Those children were asking: "Why are we here? What is life all about? Why is there sadness and injustice?" All those deep questions. Those children were sad because they didn't have the answers. They were searching.
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