October 2017 Chuck Close Chuck Close‚ born Charles Thomas Close is an American photorealist painter photographer known for his massive-scale portrait. He is also known for abstract works of himself and others which often hang in international collections. Sadly‚ a catastrophic spinal artery collapse in 1988 left him severely paralyzed‚ but his fame continues to grow and may even be supported by his dedication to his craft despite him having little control of the waist down. Close‚ as a child
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Chuck Close is an American painter/artist and photographer who achieved fame through his massive scale portraits. “The worst possible thing in the world can happen to you‚ and you will overcome it. You will be happy again.” - Chuck Close. Close was born on July 5th‚ 1940 in Monroe Washington. The age 11 was a major downfall in his life as his father died‚ his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and Close himself got an infection in his kidney landing him in bed for almost a year. As a child
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Chuck Close (born 1940) is an American photorealist specializing in close-up portraits and self-portraits. Close is one of the very few modern realists or photorealists who focus on the human face. In 1988‚ in mid-career‚ Close was paralyzed due to a blood clot in his spinal column. He regained partial use of his arms‚ and was able to return to painting after developing techniques which allowed him to work from a wheelchair.<br><br>All of Close’s works are based on photographs he takes himself. Close
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MASTER ARTIST CHUCK CLOSE Chuck Close is an American painter and photographer who achieved fame as a photorealist; paintings based on using cameras and photographs to gather visual information and then from this‚ creating a painting that appears to be photographic. Close was born on July 5‚ 1940‚ in Monroe‚ Washington. Since a young boy he had a desire for art‚ throughout his childhood he had quite a few rough times whether it was his parents becoming very ill or his own health taking a turn for
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Chuck close‚ is known for his creative and inventive art work‚ and portraits of his friends‚ family‚ and obviously himself .The style of art he does is called‚ ‘Photorealism’. This style of art includes painting‚ drawing and other types of graphic media‚ which‚ an artist studies a photo and then attempts to draw the image realistically as possible.Not only does he do that‚ but he also does ‘ Contemporary Art.’ Contemporary art refers to any artwork that was made since 1970‚ or anyone who is still
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Bob is a piece of artwork created by chuck close in 1970 in the united states. A synthetic polymer white and black painting on canvas.It is one of the one of series of eight large black and white portraits that Close painted between 1967 and 1970. THe subject if this painting is Robert Israel one of the CLose’s friend‚ a new york based opera designer Chuck Close uses a girding technique . THe effect of this technique is that the artwork almost looks exactly as the original. he took a photo of
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The image Keith by Chuck Close is a large and detailed painting with a plain background. The artist includes texture by drawing the pores and wrinkles that were on his friend’s face. In addition‚ there is a single strand for every hair on Keith’s head and eyebrows. Chuck Close even included black holes on the subject’s chin‚ which is where hair stubble was starting to grow. The image has a 3-d appearance and it is in black and white. Therefore‚ there are different shades of gray depending on where
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Chuck Close Chuck Close A Portrait in Progress is an extremley interesting and educational short film that walks the viewer through the life of the esteemed artist‚ Chuck Close. The movie explains the feats that Close overcame as well as the ongoing stuggles from his disability. Furthermore‚ this film depicts the changes in Close’s artwork and the reasoning behind his form of expression. The story of Chuck Close belongs to both the world of art and to the annals of human triumph over adversity
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The Virginia Museum of Fine Art’s Janet by Chuck Close The Final Janet of its series FNAR 377 Dr. Pendleton “I remember Jack Beal once criticized me in print for not having any books on artists before 1945. Jack always felt that being a realist was some king of ‘us against them’ moral crusade. He thought that Frank Stella was the devil or something. It’s true that I don’t have a lot of books on Velasquez and the history of portrait painting and that I was really interested in trying
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An artist that has influenced my work greatly is Chuck Close. I learned about him when I was in fourth grade and he has maintained a lasting effect on me since. A couple of pieces I remember seeing at the time include Frank and Big Self Portrait. I was enthralled by both his personal life dealing with his prosopagnosia and dyslexia and his large-scale artwork. Seeing the sheer amount of intricacy and effort put into both his drawings and paintings molded my ideals into detailing and realism. When
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