About The Work
Working from an original Polaroid image, Chuck Close created a large-scale photogravure of the visual artist Lorna Simpson, depicting her profile in vivid black and white. Close captures every detail on his friend's face, from the texture of her hair to her skin in astounding detail, in yet another of his examinations of the human face at close range.
About Chuck Close
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: Invite a Few New Faces Into Your home Via Contemporary Portraiture
- Interviews & Features: Chuck Close in Conversation with Vija Celmins About Her Dense Yet Infinite Drawings
- Interviews & Features: Picasso Is Sexy Cheesecake: How Scientists Are Using Evolutionary Theory to Demystify the Allure of Art
- Art 101: How to Make It in the Art World: 10 Quotes on Creative Success From the World’s Greatest Artists
- Art 101: How Do Today's Art Stars Make Prints? Master Printer Erik Hougen Explains an Intimate Form of Collaboration
About The Work
Working from an original Polaroid image, Chuck Close created a large-scale photogravure of the visual artist Lorna Simpson, depicting her profile in vivid black and white. Close captures every detail on his friend's face, from the texture of her hair to her skin in astounding detail, in yet another of his examinations of the human face at close range.
About Chuck Close
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: Invite a Few New Faces Into Your home Via Contemporary Portraiture
- Interviews & Features: Chuck Close in Conversation with Vija Celmins About Her Dense Yet Infinite Drawings
- Interviews & Features: Picasso Is Sexy Cheesecake: How Scientists Are Using Evolutionary Theory to Demystify the Allure of Art
- Art 101: How to Make It in the Art World: 10 Quotes on Creative Success From the World’s Greatest Artists
- Art 101: How Do Today's Art Stars Make Prints? Master Printer Erik Hougen Explains an Intimate Form of Collaboration
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