From 1981: Artist Chuck Close 

I love this artist

Thank you for posting 🎨🙏🏽

Truly a visionary. RIP 🕊️

I did a show at CBGB in the mid to late 90s. I had just started painting, and brought the nicest painting to this show, and put it in front of my Marshall speaker cabinet. At this show was a gentleman in a wheelchair. When we were done, and I took my stuff of the stage, the guy rolled up to me and asked, who did the painting. I told him that I did it. He asked, how long had I been painting, and told him, this is the third one I have ever done. He told me it was nice, and to keep painting. I asked how did you like the show, and he said it was entertaining. He then rolled away after saying goodnight. Then a few folks asked me what did we talk about. I said he asked me about the painting, and liked the show. One person says, don't you know who that is? I was like no...I really have no idea. They then tell me hey....that is Chuck Close! I still had no idea, until I saw that MoMA was doing a retrospective of his work. I went.....and yes my jaw dropped!!! This man is a giant of the art world, and will be missed!!!! R.I.P.

I find his early black and white airbrush work to be the most remarkable. If you walk up to it they seem to be rushed, stand back 10 feet or so and they are nothing short of perfection. It's difficult for the non artist to see his technique. There is just a little bit of thin coats of airbrush, but also chalk, paint brush and sand paper usage. II believe this one is part of the Minneapolis Institute of Art , nothing short of remarkable 5:30

I always thought Chuck Close's photo realism reminded me a lot of Seurat's pointillism. Such painstaking brilliance.

His most-known painting is of Philip Glass, shown several times here. They were also "Close" friends. Peace

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Zane Was Hansta Mota-Ek Chaante Ka Play Tha..Kya Kara???

I think all these verbal sexual harrasement accusations are unfortunate but banning a genius because your feelings got offended it's a stretch, he was on a wheel chair for 30 years for god sake all the so call journalists should be ashamed of themselves..Artist like him are a gift to humanity and they aren't perfect but unless they really commit a crime let them be and stop trying to tarnish a life long body of work for your political agenda, the world will be filled with Kardashians and Instagram fashion influencers if these feminist continue their war on influential white male

Mahboob Or Meri Ek Hi Baat Hoi-10 Saal Ka Bacha Bhi Lolipop Nai Khata..Kya Chodya Chala Raha He Mere Bech Bech Me??

Did he copy Andy?

Most people seem to like it, but after a long lifetime of fine art, advanced degrees, many years of galleries and museums, etc etc ... I have to differ. I never liked Chuck Close's work and in fact do not consider him an artist. A room full of oversized "physiognomically unprepossessing" faces blown up from photographs. That is not art in my book. It's a whole career based on a crutch.