The remarkable career of artist Chuck Close extends beyond his completed works of art. The thing being it's not the big picture, it's the little pictures that make up the big picture, the small little things, often abstract, seen progressing the creation. I found myself drawn into the abstract art of Chuck Close on such a level I couldn't really even begin to explain it
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I justed to tell you that I watched the most amazing programme about Chuck Close this week - it was actually one of the Imagine series - I was so stunned which told the stories through Oliver Sacks experiences You can see Close's work in museums and galleries all over the world, or, if you happen to be in Washington DC anytime before September 26th, you can see Chuck Close Prints: Process & Tsar ((S)) Happily, it never did come to that, and for the past 20 years Close has managed to continue to paint and create his iconic portraits. Knowing that painting would be even harder, Close told his friend Christopher Finch that if he had to, he would spit paint at a canvas just to keep on creating. After months of physical therapy and a whole lot of teeth gritting, Close eventually gained partial mobility in his arms and legs, allowing him to stand and write, although with difficulty. In 1988, a spinal artery collapse left Close paralyzed from the neck down and hospitalized for months. Bob Edwards recently interviewed the celebrated American portrait artist, Chuck Close along with the artist's biographer Christopher Finch.Įven if artist Chuck Close wasn’t preternaturally talented, his story is remarkable.
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