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In my art, I deconstruct and then I reconstruct, so visual perception is one of my primary interests.
Chuck Close
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Chuck Close
Age: 81 †
Born: 1940
Born: July 5
Died: 2021
Died: August 19
Drawer
Graphic Artist
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Monroe
Washington
Charles Thomas Close
Charles Close
Chuck Close (1940-2021)
Charles Close (1940-2021)
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I always thought problem solving was greatly overrated - and that the most important thing was problem creation.
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Inspiration is for amateurs - the rest of us just show up and get to work. And the belief that things will grow out of the activity itself and that you will - through work - bump into other possibilities and kick open other doors that you would never have dreamt of if you were just sitting around looking for a great art idea.
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I absolutely hate technology, and I'm computer illiterate, and I never use any labor-saving devices although I'm not convinced that a computer is a labor-saving device.
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Those who are waiting for an epiphany to strike may wait forever. The artist simply goes to work, making art, both good and not so good.
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Get yourself in trouble. If you get yourself in trouble, you don't have the answers. And if you don't have the answers, your solution will more likely be personal because no one else's solutions will seem appropriate. You'll have to come up with your own.
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I think the problem with the arts in America is how unimportant it seems to be in our educational system.
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I learned you could suffer a terrible tragedy and still be happy again.
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All the best ideas come out of the process they come out of the work itself.
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There's something Zen-like about the way I work - it's like raking gravel in a Zen Buddhist garden.
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A face is a road map of someone's life. Without any need to amplify that or draw attention to it, there's a great deal that's communicated about who this person is and what their life experiences have been.
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Most people are good at too many things. And when you say someone is focused, more often than not what you actually mean is they're very narrow.
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Any innovation that is evident in my paintings is a direct result of something that happened in the course of making a print.
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I don't work with inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs. I just get to work.
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Never let anyone define what you are capable of by using parameters that don’t apply to you.
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I have always attempted to create images that deliver the maximum amount of information about the subject.
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The thing that interests me about photography, and why it's different from all other media, is that it's the only medium in which there is even the possibility of an accidental masterpiece.
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I never said the camera was truth. It is, however, a more accurate and more objective way of seeing.
Chuck Close
I wanted to translate from one flat surface to another.In fact, my learning disabilities controlled a lot of things. I don't recognize faces, so I'm sure it's what drove me to portraits in the first place.
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I always thought that one of the reasons why a painter likes especially to have other painters look at his or her work is the shared experience of having pushed paint around.
Chuck Close
Of all the artists who emerged in the '80s, I think perhaps Cindy Sherman is the most important.
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