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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

Topics: Deal Difficulty Faces Great Great Deal Hopeless Just Met Recognizing Somebody

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The reason I don't like realist, photorealist, neorealist, or whatever, is that I am as interested in the artificial as I am in the real.

~Chuck Close

Topics: Am Artificial Interested Like Real Realist Reason Whatever I Am

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I think the problem with the arts in America is how unimportant it seems to be in our educational system.

~Chuck Close

Topics: America Arts Educational How Our Problem Seems System The Problem With Think Unimportant I Think

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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

Topics: Able Accept Age Became Being Extremely Father Happened Important Later Losing Me Tender

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No one was more surprised than me when my paintings started selling, except maybe my dealer.

~Chuck Close

Topics: Dealer Except Maybe Me More Paintings Selling Started Surprised Than

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My mother was a piano teacher, my father an inventor. He invented the reflective paint they still use on airstrips. They had faith in my ambition, and I think that made all the difference.

~Chuck Close

Topics: All The Difference Ambition Difference Faith Father Had He Invented Inventor Made Mother Paint Piano Reflective Still Teacher Think Use I Think

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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

Topics: Lie Magic Makes Media Most Painting Space Transcendent Where

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Every child should have a chance to feel special.

~Chuck Close

Topics: Chance Child Every Feel Should Special

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The first thing I do is take Polaroids of the sitter - 10 or 12 color Polaroids and eight or 10 black-and whites.

~Chuck Close

Topics: Color Eight First First Thing Sitter Take The First Thing Thing Whites

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I don't want the viewer to be able to peel away the layers of my painting like the layers of an onion and find that all the blues are on the same level.

~Chuck Close

Topics: Able Away Blues Find Layers Level Like Onion Painting Peel Same Same Level Viewer Want

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: July 5th, 1940

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