Chuck Close has pioneered ideas of scale, form, and colour through the theme of portraiture, a genre that he has fundamentally redefined. Although Close has painted himself far more often than any of his other subjects, the majority of those other subjects have been fellow artists. This book details more than thirty years of Close's remarkable career, exploring the evolution of both his self-portraits and artist portraits and the compelling man behind them. Divided into three sections, the book's first section includes a ...
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Chuck Close has pioneered ideas of scale, form, and colour through the theme of portraiture, a genre that he has fundamentally redefined. Although Close has painted himself far more often than any of his other subjects, the majority of those other subjects have been fellow artists. This book details more than thirty years of Close's remarkable career, exploring the evolution of both his self-portraits and artist portraits and the compelling man behind them. Divided into three sections, the book's first section includes a comprehensive biography of Close that deals with his childhood and college years, his struggles with learning disabilities, the origins and perfecting of his near photographic painting technique, and his sudden illness in 1988, which led to almost complete paralysis, and the degree of recovery that enabled him to continue his painting career. The second section is an examination of his self-portraiture. The final section deals with the artist's paintings of fellow artists, including Cindy Sherman, Francesco Clemente, Jasper Johns, and William Wegman. The text includes Close's insightful comments about these works and interviews with the subjects.
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VG-(Few marks from previous gallery owner, slight soiling on edge of book block. ) Black boards, black & color illus. dust jacket, 343 pp., 200 color illus. Considers the unique portraiture of American artist Chuck Close (b. 1940). "Details more than thirty years of Close's remarkable career, exploring the evolution of both his self-portraits and portraits of other artists and the compelling man behind them." (dj).
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Good Condition in Good jacket. Used good, Text appears to be clean. Cover has some wear. DJ has some small tears. Spine is in very good condition. 343 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Education; ISBN: 0810959208. ISBN/EAN: 9780810959200. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561023879.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" (USA) 1st printing. No markings, Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Boards, 343pp, index, colour reproductions of the portraits and self-portraits of theis American artists. A heavy book. (3.9 JM HOJ 301/4.
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