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“Never let anyone define what you are capable of by using parameters that don’t apply to you.”

Quote by Chuck Close

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Chuck Close is an American photographer known for his large-scale portrait paintings. His works are characterized by high-resolution and finely detailed depictions of individuals, capturing their unique features. Close's contributions to the art world have been profound, and he is considered one of the most outstanding portrait painters of the 20th century. more

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“I absolutely hate technology, and I'm computer illiterate, and I never use any labor-saving devices although I'm not convinced that a computer is a labor-saving device.”

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Author:Chuck Close

“When you come up in the art world, whatevers in the air, the issues of the moment, end up becoming part of the working method or modus operandi of how you think about doing a painting. And I came up at a time when-actually painting was dead when I came up. Sculpture sort of ruled.”

Thinking World Art Ends Moments Issues Air Painting Becoming Method Come Up Sculpture Art World Modus Operandi

Author:Chuck Close

“Ive said its a little bit like a magician performing for a convention of magicians... all the magicians in the audience watching this illusion-Do they see the illusion, or do they see the device that made the illusion? Probably they see a little of both.”

Littles Made Said Bits Audience Little Bit Illusion Performing Devices Conventions Magician

Author:Chuck Close

“At the same time that I'm finding the color world I want, I'm also trying to make the imagery, you know, by the nature of the strokes themselves.”

Knows World Want Trying Color Findings Strokes Imagery

Author:Chuck Close

“All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you.If you're sitting around trying to dream up a great idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens.But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction.”

Ifs Trying Long Ideas Dream Happens Process Long Time Sitting Things Happen Rejects Great Idea Sitting Around All The Best

Author:Chuck Close

“I wanted to translate from one flat surface to another.In fact, my learning disabilities controlled a lot of things. I don't recognize faces, so I'm sure it's what drove me to portraits in the first place.”

Firsts Facts Wanted Faces Photography Photographer Surface Flats Controlled Disability Translate Portraits Learning Disability

Author:Chuck Close

“I've always thought that problem-solving is highly overrated and that problem creation is far more interesting.”

Problem Interesting Creation Problem Solving Overrated

Author:Chuck Close

“Any innovation that is evident in my paintings is a direct result of something that happened in the course of making a print.”

Courses Results Happened Painting Direct Innovation Print Evident

Author:Chuck Close

“Everything has a sort of double meaning for me, there's the ordinary everyday meaning of things, and the imaginary meaning about it all, and I wanted to bring these things together, and in this first big Resurrection of mine you have a good example of this sort of thing.”

Firsts Bigs Wanted Together Example Mines Ordinary Everyday Resurrection Imaginary Good Examples Double Meaning

Author:Stanley Spencer

“I love to dwell on the thought that the artist is next in divinity to the saint. He, like the saint, performs miracles.”

Artist Next Miracle Saint Divinity

Book:Stanley Spencer: letters and writings

Source: Stanley Spencer: letters and writings