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Chuck Close Quotes

Sculpture occupies real space like we do... you walk around it and relate to it almost as another person or another object Picture Quote #1

Painting is the most magical of mediums. The transcendence is truly amazing to me every time I go to a museum and I see how somebody figured another way to rub colored dirt on a flat surface and make space where there is no space or make you think of a life experience Picture Quote #1

Most people are good at too many things. And when you say someone is focused, more often than not what you actually mean is they’re very narrow Picture Quote #1

It doesn’t upset artists to find out that artists used lenses or mirrors or other aids, but it certainly does upset the art historians Picture Quote #1

I’m plagued with indecision in my life. I can’t figure out what to order in a restaurant Picture Quote #1

I think most paintings are a record of the decisions that the artist made. I just perhaps make them a little clearer than some people have Picture Quote #1

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I discovered about 150 dots is the minimum number of dots to make a specific recognizable person. You can make something that looks like a head, with fewer dots, but you won’t be able to give much information about who it is Picture Quote #1

I did some pastels and I did other pieces in which there was just basically one color per square, and then they would get bigger and I could get 2 or 3 colors into the square, and ultimately I just started making oil paintings Picture Quote #1

I always thought that one of the reasons why a painter likes especially to have other painters look at his or her work is the shared experience of having pushed paint around Picture Quote #1

I am going for a level of perfection that is only mine... Most of the pleasure is in getting the last little piece perfect Picture Quote #1

If you’re overwhelmed by the size of a problem, break it down into smaller pieces Picture Quote #1

If the bottom dropped out of the market and the artist was not going to sell anything, he or she will keep working, and the dealer will keep trying to find some way to convince somebody to buy this stuff Picture Quote #1

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Like any corporation, I have the benefit of the brainpower of everyone who is working for me. It all ends up being my work, the corporate me, but everyone extends ideas and comes up with suggestions Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I knew from the age of five what I wanted to do. The one thing I could do was draw. I couldn’t draw that much better than some of the other kids, but I cared more and I wanted it badly Picture Quote #1

I can’t always reach the image in my mind... almost never, in fact... so that the abstract image I create is not quite there, but it gets to the point where I can leave it Picture Quote #1

Painting is a lie. It’s the most magic of all media, the most transcendent. It makes space where there is no space Picture Quote #1

I think I was driven to paint portraits to commit images of friends and family to memory. I have face blindness, and once a face is flattened out, I can remember it better Picture Quote #1

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A face is a road map of someone’s life. Without any need to amplify that or draw attention to it, there’s a great deal that’s communicated about who this person is and what their life experiences have been Picture Quote #1

I never said the camera was truth. It is, however, a more accurate and more objective way of seeing Picture Quote #1

You don’t have to reinvent the wheel every day. Today you will do what you did yesterday, and tomorrow you will do what you did today. Eventually you will get somewhere Picture Quote #1

Inspiration is highly overrated. If you sit around and wait for the clouds to part, it’s not liable to ever happen. More often than not, work is salvation Picture Quote #1

While photography is the easiest medium in which to be competent, it is the hardest in which to develop an idiosyncratic personal vision Picture Quote #1

Any innovation that is evident in my paintings is a direct result of something that happened in the course of making a print Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

Never let anyone define what you are capable of by using parameters that don’t apply to you. Inspiration is for amateurs, the rest of us just show up and get to work. Every great idea I’ve ever had grew out of work itself. Sign onto a process and see where it takes you. You don’t have to invent the wheel everyday. Today you will do what you did yesterday, tomorrow you will do what you did today. Eventually, you will get somewhere Picture Quote #1

Get yourself in trouble. If you get yourself in trouble, you don’t have the answers. And if you don’t have the answers, your solution will more likely be personal because no one else’s solutions will seem appropriate. You’ll have to come up with your own Picture Quote #1

Every idea occurs while you are working. If you are sitting around waiting for inspiration, you could sit there forever Picture Quote #1

Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightening to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself Picture Quote #1

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Sculpture occupies real space like we do... you walk around it and relate to it almost as another person or another object (Chuck Close Quotes) Painting is the most magical of mediums. The transcendence is truly amazing to me every time I go to a museum and I see how somebody figured another way to rub colored dirt on a flat surface and make space where there is no space or make you think of a life experience (Chuck Close Quotes) Most people are good at too many things. And when you say someone is focused, more often than not what you actually mean is they’re very narrow (Chuck Close Quotes) It doesn’t upset artists to find out that artists used lenses or mirrors or other aids, but it certainly does upset the art historians (Chuck Close Quotes) I’m plagued with indecision in my life. I can’t figure out what to order in a restaurant (Chuck Close Quotes) I think most paintings are a record of the decisions that the artist made. I just perhaps make them a little clearer than some people have (Chuck Close Quotes) I discovered about 150 dots is the minimum number of dots to make a specific recognizable person. You can make something that looks like a head, with fewer dots, but you won’t be able to give much information about who it is (Chuck Close Quotes) I did some pastels and I did other pieces in which there was just basically one color per square, and then they would get bigger and I could get 2 or 3 colors into the square, and ultimately I just started making oil paintings (Chuck Close Quotes) I always thought that one of the reasons why a painter likes especially to have other painters look at his or her work is the shared experience of having pushed paint around (Chuck Close Quotes) I am going for a level of perfection that is only mine... Most of the pleasure is in getting the last little piece perfect (Chuck Close Quotes) If you’re overwhelmed by the size of a problem, break it down into smaller pieces (Chuck Close Quotes) If the bottom dropped out of the market and the artist was not going to sell anything, he or she will keep working, and the dealer will keep trying to find some way to convince somebody to buy this stuff (Chuck Close Quotes) Like any corporation, I have the benefit of the brainpower of everyone who is working for me. It all ends up being my work, the corporate me, but everyone extends ideas and comes up with suggestions (Chuck Close Quotes) 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 Quotes) I knew from the age of five what I wanted to do. The one thing I could do was draw. I couldn’t draw that much better than some of the other kids, but I cared more and I wanted it badly (Chuck Close Quotes) I can’t always reach the image in my mind... almost never, in fact... so that the abstract image I create is not quite there, but it gets to the point where I can leave it (Chuck Close Quotes) 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 Quotes) I think I was driven to paint portraits to commit images of friends and family to memory. I have face blindness, and once a face is flattened out, I can remember it better (Chuck Close Quotes) A face is a road map of someone’s life. Without any need to amplify that or draw attention to it, there’s a great deal that’s communicated about who this person is and what their life experiences have been (Chuck Close Quotes) I never said the camera was truth. It is, however, a more accurate and more objective way of seeing (Chuck Close Quotes) You don’t have to reinvent the wheel every day. Today you will do what you did yesterday, and tomorrow you will do what you did today. Eventually you will get somewhere (Chuck Close Quotes) Inspiration is highly overrated. If you sit around and wait for the clouds to part, it’s not liable to ever happen. More often than not, work is salvation (Chuck Close Quotes) While photography is the easiest medium in which to be competent, it is the hardest in which to develop an idiosyncratic personal vision (Chuck Close Quotes) Any innovation that is evident in my paintings is a direct result of something that happened in the course of making a print (Chuck Close Quotes) 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 (Chuck Close Quotes) Never let anyone define what you are capable of by using parameters that don’t apply to you. Inspiration is for amateurs, the rest of us just show up and get to work. Every great idea I’ve ever had grew out of work itself. Sign onto a process and see where it takes you. You don’t have to invent the wheel everyday. Today you will do what you did yesterday, tomorrow you will do what you did today. Eventually, you will get somewhere (Chuck Close Quotes) Get yourself in trouble. If you get yourself in trouble, you don’t have the answers. And if you don’t have the answers, your solution will more likely be personal because no one else’s solutions will seem appropriate. You’ll have to come up with your own (Chuck Close Quotes) Every idea occurs while you are working. If you are sitting around waiting for inspiration, you could sit there forever (Chuck Close Quotes) Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightening to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself (Chuck Close Quotes)

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