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. Chuck Close controldisabilitydrive share on social
I did some pastels and I did other pieces in which there was just basically one color per square, and then they would get bigger and I could get 2 or 3 colors into the square, and ultimately I just started making oil paintings. Chuck Close basicallybigcolor share on social
I don't care about the Guggenheim. The Guggenheim isn't involved in anything that I am interested in. I don't care about motorcycles and Armani suits. Chuck Close armanicareguggenheim Change image and share on social
I don't want the viewer to be able to peel away the layers of my painting like the layers of an onion and find that all the blues are on the same level. Chuck Close bluefindlayer Change image and share on social
My mother was a piano teacher, my father an inventor. He invented the reflective paint they still use on airstrips. They had faith in my ambition, and I think that made all the difference. Chuck Close airstripambitiondifference Change image and share on social
Painting is the frozen evidence of a performance. Chuck Close evidencefreezepaint Change image and share on social
I don't work with inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs. I just get to work. Chuck Close amateurinspirationwork Change image and share on social
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. Chuck Close focusgoodnarrow Change image and share on social
Of all the artists who emerged in the '80s, I think perhaps Cindy Sherman is the most important. Chuck Close 80sartistcindy Change image and share on social
The reason I don't like realist, photorealist, neorealist, or whatever, is that I am as interested in the artificial as I am in the real. Chuck Close artificialinterestneorealist Change image and share on social
