Sometimes I really want to paint somebody and I don't get a photograph that I want to work from. Chuck Close paintphotographwork Change image and share on social
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
It's always a pleasure to talk about someone else's work. Chuck Close pleasuretalkwork Change image and 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