Chuck Thomas Close (born July 5, 1940, Monroe, Washington) is an American painter and photographer who achieved fame as a photorealist, through his massive-scale portraits. Though a catastrophic spinal artery collapse in 1988 left him severely paralyzed, he has continued to paint and produce work which remains sought after by museums and collectors.
Chuck Close’s father died when he was ten years old. Most of his early works are very large portraits based on photographs (Photorealism or Hyperrealism technique) of family and friends, often other artists. In 1962, he received his B.
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jimredding: Just watched the Chuck Finale. Wow. Wowowow. I love this effing show. Just when I think they close one door, another blows wide open. Yay.
nysantelices: Acabo de ver a Chuck Close comprando zapatos en la boutique de Louboutin. No se por que me sorprendio tanto
Sports_N_Kicks: About to be like @chrisbrown & chuck the dueces! I gotta make this a close knit team. Who’s up for a game of one on one? We goin to forever.
hoboneedschkn: @K8Becker Yeah, definitely disturbing, but fascinating. I love Chuck Close too. There was a great docmtry on him a few months ago.
LP33: RT @MaxsKansasCity: Today on Max’s: Carl Andre, Chuck Close, Bob Dylan, Devo, Springsteen – http://bk.ly/bod
MaxsKansasCity: Today on Max’s: Carl Andre, Chuck Close, Bob Dylan, Devo, Springsteen – http://bk.ly/bod
KEVINROGERS11: @MiguelTorresMMA why is Chuck sitting extra close to you?
Dressofballet: @FAIRYYFAIRYY song+mv!Chob mak! Chuck&Blair!!<3 what hurts the most is being so close n’ having so much to say n’ watching u walk away…!
qvaterlaus: I love how #Chuck can use the same ending to close the entire series or create an awesome story arc… #IHeartChuck
MaxsKansasCity: Chuck Close Profiled At World Science Festival – http://bit.ly/d7BqCS
BryanEWallace: Off to CS5 road show at Studio Movie Grill. This presentation better bring me to tears. And I’m tough. Not Chuck Norris tough, but close.
derekbrahney: #BINGBONG WSJ.com – AOL Marks 25th Anniversary With Portraits by Chuck Close http://on.wsj.com/ajJX39
saabwiz: don’t believe a 1.8, that was the best ep, NBC is having a close out on #chuck stuff in the store, hope its not a bad sign, spread the nerd
chuckiej: @ChuckMeMondays NBA game was on at the same time and it was very close to the end. Last ep had no reminder afterward. #Chuck
joyceowen: twitter background design tool: http://twilk.com/ puts your "followers" on your background – wish it had editing feature a la chuck close
Chuck Close Blog Results
- Discuss the art of Chuck Close as a post-abstract figurative …
One Response for “Discuss the art of Chuck Close as a post-abstract figurative painter?” sinistermoon May 16th, 2010 at 12:14 pm 1. Chuck close is usually seen as a superrealist painter or photorealism. This is because his paintings are … Read more - A Photo Student › Chuck Close on Sesame Street – Video
Chuck Close on Sesame Street – Video. “See, I told you, paintings are amazing. Really amazing.” Share/Save. This was written by James Pomerantz. Posted on Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at 9:56 am . Filed under Contemporary Art, Random, video. … Read more - Chuck Close « Nice Baldies
“I wasn’t athletic, I couldn’t catch a ball, I couldn’t throw a ball, I had all kinds of physical limitations as well. So this was it.” – Chuck Close. Tags: artist, Chuck Close, portraits. This entry was posted on May 25, 2010 at 12:18 …Read more - Philip Glass by Chuck Close by Kevin Dooley on Flickr – Photo Sharing!
A huge painting of Philip Glass by Chuck Close (2005) is featured at the Phoenix Art Museum. Read more - Chuck Close: Spend Stimulus Money on Art – Washington Whispers …
Artist Chuck Close has a way to spruce up the country and spend loose stimulus money. Have artists teach kids or buy their art for public buildings. “Artists are shovel ready,” says Close, who gives U.S. embassies his art. … Read more - AdHack Blog – Chuck Close: Inspiration & Work
Someone wiser than me once said: It’s called work for a reason. Thanks to Russell Davies for the good reminder … Read more
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