In the 7th grade, I made a 20-foot long mural of the Lewis and Clark Trail while we were studying that in history because I knew I wasn't going to be able to spit back the names and the dates and all that stuff on a test. Chuck Close 7thbackclark share on social
I only have so much time and energy and money, and I'm going to put it into my work. Chuck Close energymoneyput Change image and share on social
I think the problem with the arts in America is how unimportant it seems to be in our educational system. Chuck Close americaarteducational Change image and share on social
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 experiencelikepaint Change image and share on social
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
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
