Big Self-Portrait - Chuck Close (1967-1968 acrylic on canvas) I will profess to being fairly ignorant when it comes to the world of art: art theory, art history, technique, movements. I remember hearing Chuck Close’s name a lot when I was in college, mainly because he was teaching there at the time, and my friends, aspiring artists, were in awe of him. I kept mixing him up with Chuck Jones, probably still did up until a few years ago. And not until perhaps 7 minutes ago did I ever think to look up the man, see what the fuss was all about. And I see this picture, this painting I have seen many times but never really looked at, this painting I always presumed was a photograph.  This painting which, in fact, is not a photograph. And I am in awe.

Big Self-Portrait - Chuck Close (1967-1968 acrylic on canvas)

I will profess to being fairly ignorant when it comes to the world of art: art theory, art history, technique, movements.

I remember hearing Chuck Close’s name a lot when I was in college, mainly because he was teaching there at the time, and my friends, aspiring artists, were in awe of him.

I kept mixing him up with Chuck Jones, probably still did up until a few years ago.

And not until perhaps 7 minutes ago did I ever think to look up the man, see what the fuss was all about.

And I see this picture, this painting I have seen many times but never really looked at, this painting I always presumed was a photograph.  This painting which, in fact, is not a photograph.

And I am in awe.

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  1. candacewakefield reblogged this from louobedlam and added:
    art appreciation, and the second...my 2D design class. This is realism at it’s best.
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    favorite artist’s self-portrait
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