I always thought that one of the reasons why a painter likes especially to have other painters look at his or her work is the shared experience of having pushed paint around. Chuck Close experiencelikepaint Change image and share on social
Painting is a lie. It's the most magic of all media, the most transcendent. It makes space where there is no space. Chuck Close liemagicmake Change image and share on social
Inspiration is highly overrated. If you sit around and wait for the clouds to part, it's not liable to ever happen. More often than not, work is salvation. Chuck Close cloudhappenhighly Change image and share on social
There's something Zen-like about the way I work - it's like raking gravel in a Zen Buddhist garden. Chuck Close buddhistgardengravel Change image and share on social
Neurologically, I'm a quadriplegic, so virtually everything about my work has been driven by my learning disabilities, which are quite severe, and my lack of facial recognition, which I'm sure is what drove me to paint portraits in the first place. Chuck Close disabilitydrivefacial share on social
I'm not by nature a terribly intuitive person; I need to build a situation in which I will behave more intuitively, and that has really changed the life of my work - I found a way to trick myself into being intuitive. Chuck Close behavebuildchange share on social
In the 7th grade, I made a 20-foot long mural of the Lewis and Clark Trail while we were studying that in history because I knew I wasn't going to be able to spit back the names and the dates and all that stuff on a test. Chuck Close 7thbackclark share on social
I think most paintings are a record of the decisions that the artist made. I just perhaps make them a little clearer than some people have. Chuck Close artistcleardecision Change image and share on social
I think the problem with the arts in America is how unimportant it seems to be in our educational system. Chuck Close americaarteducational Change image and share on social
I'm poor white trash from the state of Washington. Chuck Close poorstatetrash Change image and share on social
