Chuck Close: Recent paintings : March 17-April 29, 2000

by Richard Shiff (Essayist), Richard Shiff

In English and German. Daguerreotypes by Close. 36 pages, illustrated with images throughout, and with interview material in English and German.

Genres: Nonfiction, Art, Photography

40 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chuck Close is BRILLIANT and creates art unlike anything we have seen. Some of his enormous portraits are done in pencil or paint, and are so realistic, they look as if they are photographs. The amazing part of his story is that he uses a wheelchair and has very minimal use of his body, so he uses he mouth to move the paintbrush or pencil.

[Becca Becca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing. I saw an exhibit of his work at MoMa in SF and was blown away. Bought this book shortly thereafter.

[Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great essay by Robert Storr, Good luck getting into Yale

[Tama · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chuck Close calls them his "heads", I call them awe inspiring.

[Alan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even got this one autographed to me.

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

amazing book, different from anything else I've read

[Andrew Cossaboon · Rating 5 out of 5]

great visuals of Chuck Close's work