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
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
Painting is the frozen evidence of a performance. Chuck Close evidencefreezepaint Change image and share on social
I think most paintings are a record of the decisions that the artist made. I just perhaps make them a little clearer than some people have. Chuck Close artistcleardecision 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
All the fingerprint paintings are done without a grid. Chuck Close fingerprintgridpainting Change image and share on social
I'm not by nature a terribly intuitive person; I need to build a situation in which I will behave more intuitively, and that has really changed the life of my work - I found a way to trick myself into being intuitive. Chuck Close behavebuildchange 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
Every child should have a chance to feel special. Chuck Close chancechildfeel Change image and share on social
