In my art, I deconstruct and then I reconstruct, so visual perception is one of my primary interests. Chuck Close artdeconstructinterest Change image and share on social
I discovered about 150 dots is the minimum number of dots to make a specific recognizable person. You can make something that looks like a head, with fewer dots, but you won't be able to give much information about who it is. Chuck Close discoverdotfew 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
I think I was driven to paint portraits to commit images of friends and family to memory. I have face blindness, and once a face is flattened out, I can remember it better. Chuck Close blindnesscommitdrive Change image and share on social
A photograph doesn't gain weight or lose weight, or change from being happy to being sad. It's frozen. You can use it, then recycle it. Chuck Close changefreezegain Change image and share on social