Amateurs look for inspiration; the rest of us just get up and go to work.
Chuck Close Quotes
You know, the way art history is taught, often there's nothing that tells you why the painting is great. The description of a lousy painting and the description of a great painting will very much sound the same.
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| Birth: | 5th July, 1940 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Painter, Photographer |
About
Charles Thomas "Chuck" Close was born in Monroe, Washington. He is an American painter and photographer who achieved fame as a photorealist, through his massive-scale portraits. He is known for using creative and intricate patterns to portray a human portrait. In 1962, Close received his B.A. from the University of Washington in Seattle. In 1961 he won a coveted scholarship to the Yale Summer School of Music and Art, and the following year entered the graduate degree program at Yale University, where he received his MFA in 1964.
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