Chuck Close
Charles Thomas "Chuck" Close (July 5, 1940 – August 19, 2021) was an American painter, artist and photographer.
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| Born | July 5, 1940 Monroe, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | August 19, 2021 (aged 81) Oceanside, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Field | Photorealistic painter, photographer |
| Training | B.A., University of Washington, 1962; M.F.A., Yale University |
Early life
Close was born in Monroe, Washington. He was raised in Everett, Washington. Close studied at the University of Washington and at Yale University. He suffered from dyslexia.[1]
Career
Close achieved fame as a photorealist, through his massive-scale portraits.[2] Close often paints abstract portraits of himself and others, which hang in collections internationally. Although a spinal artery collapse in 1988 left him severely paralyzed, he has continued to paint and produce work that remains sought after by museums and collectors. Close also creates photo portraits using a very large format camera.
Personal life
Close worked in Bridgehampton, New York and Long Beach, New York.[3][4] He had two daughters with Leslie Rose.[5] They divorced in 2011.
Close married artist Sienna Shields in 2013.[6] They divorced before his death.
Close was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2015.[7] He died on August 19, 2021 in Oceanside, New York from congestive heart failure at the age of 81.[8][9]
Gallery
Chuck Close Media
Tombstone of Chuck Close in Green-Wood Cemetery. It features a mosaic version of his Self-Portrait (Yellow Raincoat) (2013).
References
- ↑ Hylton, Wil S. (July 13, 2016). "The Mysterious Metamorphosis of Chuck Close". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/17/magazine/the-mysterious-metamorphosis-of-chuck-close.html. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ↑ Newhall, Edith (April 15, 1991). "Close to the Edge". New York Magazine: 40–41. https://books.google.com/books?id=aukCAAAAMBAJ&dq=chuck+close+mark+1978&pg=PA38..
- ↑ Helen A. Harrison (February 22, 2004), Following the Light, and Making Faces New York Times.
- ↑ An Artist Finds the Perfect Red (6 March 2014).
- ↑ Wendy Goodman (May 28, 2007), Buy, Rip, Repeat. New York Magazine.
- ↑ NY Times. 13.07.2016. Wil S Hylton. The Mysterious Metamorphosis of Chuck Close
- ↑ Chuck Close, artist known for photorealist portraits, dead at 81NY Post. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ↑ Johnson, Ken; Pogrebin, Robin (2021-08-19). "Chuck Close, Artist of Outsized Reality, Dies at 81" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/19/arts/chuck-close-artist-of-outsized-reality-dies-at-81.html. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ↑ Chuck Close, Photorealist with an Acute Eye for Detail, Is Dead at 81Art News. Retrieved August 20, 2021.