Chuck Close is an American painter from Monroe, Washington. He started taking art lessons as a teen at the age of 14, at the time he was inspired by Jackson Pollock’s abstract paintings and would attempt to mimic the artist. Close later studied at the University of Washington School of Arts and also at Yale University School of Art and Architecture.
At the beginning of his career he painted large black and white portraits but what made them stand out were the detailing in all his pieces. Close made an effort to precisely insert all the flaws of a human face such as wrinkles, bloodshot eyes, and enlarged pores. He later began working with colors and painting portraits of the elite in the art industry. He developed a very unique technique for his “Fingerprint Series,” which involved him using his fingerprints to create an image. From afar the image is extremely clear but once you travel closer it’s just a cluster of finger prints.
In 1988, moments after delivering a speech at an art ceremony, he was rushed to hospital after he was experiencing severe chest pains. Moments later he suffered seizures which left him paralyzed from the neck down. They soon realized a blood clot in his spinal cord was the cause of his suffering. Months later after intense rehab treatments he regained slight movements in his arms and his legs. The moment he calls “the event” has not hindered his creative ability. He now has a new perspective in his artwork and it’s always amazing to see what he creates next.
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