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 knew from the age of five what I wanted to do. The one thing I could do was draw. I couldn't draw that much better than some of the other kids, but I cared more and I wanted it badly. Chuck Close agebadlycare Change image and share on social
You don't have to reinvent the wheel every day. Today you will do what you did yesterday, and tomorrow you will do what you did today. Eventually you will get somewhere. Chuck Close dayeventuallyreinvent Change image and share on social
Neurologically, I'm a quadriplegic, so virtually everything about my work has been driven by my learning disabilities, which are quite severe, and my lack of facial recognition, which I'm sure is what drove me to paint portraits in the first place. Chuck Close disabilitydrivefacial share on social
Every child should have a chance to feel special. Chuck Close chancechildfeel Change image and share on social
No one was more surprised than me when my paintings started selling, except maybe my dealer. Chuck Close dealerpaintingsell Change image and share on social
I have a great deal of difficulty recognizing faces, especially if I haven't - if I've just met somebody, it's hopeless. Chuck Close dealdifficultyface Change image and share on social
