About The Work
Chuck Close, a contemporary master of portraiture, was born with a rare neurological disorder called prosopagnosia, which leaves him unable to recognize faces—including his own. “Everything I do is driven by my learning disabilities,” Close once said. “I’m sure I was driven to paint portraits to commit images to memory, because once I flatten them out and scan them I remember them much better.” Whether as tapestries, photographs, or larger-than-life oil paintings, Close’s portraits often feature himself or his inner circle of friends, including the artists Richard Serra, Alex Katz, Diane von Furstenberg, Cindy Sherman, and Cecily Brown. Notable exceptions include his portraits of celebrities Brad Pitt and Kate Moss, as well as former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Close's John (1971-72), an early photorealistic painting of his friend John Roy, set the artist’s auction record at $4.8 million.
Courtesy of Alpha 137 Gallery
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
Two (2) pigmented digital output iris prints from daguerroeotype printed in a single sheet of wove paper
22.00 x 29.25 in
55.9 x 74.3 cm
Signed and numbered.
About The Work
Chuck Close, a contemporary master of portraiture, was born with a rare neurological disorder called prosopagnosia, which leaves him unable to recognize faces—including his own. “Everything I do is driven by my learning disabilities,” Close once said. “I’m sure I was driven to paint portraits to commit images to memory, because once I flatten them out and scan them I remember them much better.” Whether as tapestries, photographs, or larger-than-life oil paintings, Close’s portraits often feature himself or his inner circle of friends, including the artists Richard Serra, Alex Katz, Diane von Furstenberg, Cindy Sherman, and Cecily Brown. Notable exceptions include his portraits of celebrities Brad Pitt and Kate Moss, as well as former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Close's John (1971-72), an early photorealistic painting of his friend John Roy, set the artist’s auction record at $4.8 million.
Courtesy of Alpha 137 Gallery
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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