If it looks like art, chances are it's somebody else's art. Chuck Close More Quotes by Chuck Close More Quotes From Chuck Close I can't always reach the image in my mind... almost never, in fact... so that the abstract image I create is not quite there, but it gets to the point where I can leave it. Chuck Close photographymindfacts Losing my father at a tender age was extremely important in being able to accept what happened to me later when I became a quadriplegic. Chuck Close importantagefather It's always a pleasure to talk about someone else's work. Chuck Close pleasurephotographyphotographer I'm very learning-disabled, and I think it drove me to what I'm doing. Chuck Close doing-meabilitythinking I'm very interested in how we read things, especially the link between seeing two-dimensional and three-dimensional images, because of how I read. Chuck Close threephotographytwo I'm poor white trash from the state of Washington. Chuck Close trashpoorwhite I think women realise that I love women, and very often women seem to love me. Chuck Close realisingseemsthinking I think most paintings are a record of the decisions that the artist made. I just perhaps make them a little clearer than some people have. Chuck Close artistpeoplethinking I have a great deal of difficulty recognizing faces, especially if I haven't - if I've just met somebody, it's hopeless. Chuck Close metshopelessfaces Every child should have a chance to feel special. Chuck Close specialshould-havechildren Any artist who goes to Las Vegas is an idiot as far as I am concerned. Whoever goes to Las Vegas can stay in Las Vegas. Chuck Close vegasidiotartist All the fingerprint paintings are done without a grid. Chuck Close gridspaintingdone 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 being-sadphotographyuse There are so many artists that are dyslexic or learning disabled, it's just phenomenal. There's also an unbelievably high proportion of artists who are left-handed, and a high correlation between left-handedness and learning disabilities. Chuck Close photographyphotographerartist What difference does it make whether you're looking at a photograph or looking at a still life in front of you? You still have to look. Chuck Close differencesphotographydoe Most people are good at too many things. And when you say someone is focused, more often than not what you actually mean is they're very narrow. Chuck Close photographymeanpeople In the 7th grade, I made a 20-foot long mural of the Lewis and Clark Trail while we were studying that in history because I knew I wasn't going to be able to spit back the names and the dates and all that stuff on a test. Chuck Close namesfeetlong I build a painting by putting little marks together-some look like hot dogs, some like doughnuts. Chuck Close photographydogart I discovered about 150 dots is the minimum number of dots to make a specific recognizable person. You can make something that looks like a head, with fewer dots, but you won't be able to give much information about who it is. Chuck Close photographynumbersgiving Painting is a lie. It's the most magic of all media, the most transcendent. It makes space where there is no space. Chuck Close mediaphotographylying
