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.
Chuck Close Quotes
Amateurs look for inspiration; the rest of us just get up and go to work.
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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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