I've watched an hour long documentary in my Art History
class this semester about Chuck Close. Before the spinal injury, Chuck Close was a
remarkable painter, being able to paint grandiose photo-realistic paintings of people
depicting different facial expressions. Fast forward a bit with the spinal injury, Chuck
Close has to deal with his lack of muscle control. However, that didn't stop him from
painting on large canvases. He has to have a team of assistants to draw out his pictures
for him on a grid and transfer them onto the canvas and then with his paintbrush, begins
a meticulous journey using his own color theory, to paint realistic portraits of
himself. Although, it seems that he has been restricted from doing photo-realism, his
work with grids, have helped him to learn more about colors and develop his own unique
form of technique to deal with his muscle loss.
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