Remembering Prolific Painter, Chuck Close
The American artist was a huge influence on the genre of portraiture in the art scene.
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Image: Chuck Close
Chuck Close, the prolific artist known for his photorealist portraits, died of congestive heart failure resulting from a long illness. He was 81 years old.
Pace Gallery, which represents him announced his passing last Thursday (August 19) and Arne Glimcher, the Pace chairman, said losing Close is a loss for the world of art and that his ?contributions are inextricable from the achievements of 20th- and 21st-century art?.
The painter was among a burgeoning group of artists that came to define the ?70s New York art scene. The group also includes Richard Serra, Jennifer Barlett, Brice Marden, and Nancy Graves. Close developed a new style of painting that incorporated photography into his painting process in a bid to create a more exact image. However, he was quick to dismiss the idea that he was trying to duplicate photographs in an interview with Artforum in 1970.
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Close did not gain immediate fame for his larger-than-life portraits of himself, his family, and friends. He worked tirelessly to hone his craft and scrutinised different magazine covers to dissect how he can create his paintings. His hard work paid off and slowly, many of his pieces became well-known and he eventually became one of the most...
The post Remembering Prolific Painter, Chuck Close appeared first on LUXUO.
Image: Chuck Close
Chuck Close, the prolific artist known for his photorealist portraits, died of congestive heart failure resulting from a long illness. He was 81 years old.
Pace Gallery, which represents him announced his passing last Thursday (August 19) and Arne Glimcher, the Pace chairman, said losing Close is a loss for the world of art and that his ?contributions are inextricable from the achievements of 20th- and 21st-century art?.
The painter was among a burgeoning group of artists that came to define the ?70s New York art scene. The group also includes Richard Serra, Jennifer Barlett, Brice Marden, and Nancy Graves. Close developed a new style of painting that incorporated photography into his painting process in a bid to create a more exact image. However, he was quick to dismiss the idea that he was trying to duplicate photographs in an interview with Artforum in 1970.
READ MORE: The Sistine Chapel Exhibition Makes Its Way Across The Globe
Close did not gain immediate fame for his larger-than-life portraits of himself, his family, and friends. He worked tirelessly to hone his craft and scrutinised different magazine covers to dissect how he can create his paintings. His hard work paid off and slowly, many of his pieces became well-known and he eventually became one of the most...
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