grid drawings the purpose is -to copy accurately. -to enlarge accurately. - chuck close is an...
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Close puts a grid on the photo and on the canvas and copies the photo square by square.TRANSCRIPT
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Grid Drawings
The purpose is- To copy accurately.- To enlarge accurately.- Chuck Close is an excellent exampleof an artist that uses thistechnique.
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• born July 5, 1940
• American painter and photographer
• Originally known as a photorealist
• Large scale portraits (often family, friends other artists or himself)
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Close puts a grid on the photo and on the canvas and copies the photo
square by square.
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Close at times turned away
from the hyper realism
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•Still used a grid but each square often had multiple colors and patterns.
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•When seen from afar the squares come together to create the portrait
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Chuck Close
• Had a medical ‘event’ in 1988 that left him paralyzed
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•continued to paint with a brush held between his teeth, or strapped to his arm•using a grid created by an assistant.
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