Chuck Close

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Chuck Close
Chuck Close is an American artist. He was an Art
teacher at Umass Amherst in Massachusetts. He now
works and lives in New York City. He started off
his career by painting portraits that looked just
like real photos!
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Chuck Close
In 1988 Chuck Close became paralyzed and he is
now in a wheel chair. He did not have control of
his arms and hands to paint the perfect photos
that he did before
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Chuck Close
In 1988 Chuck Close became paralyzed and he is
now in a wheel chair. He did not have control of
his arms and hands to paint the perfect photos
that he did before. Instead of giving up on
painting he decided to try a new style! He
started painting with a grid. Up close his
paintings look like squares and blobs, but far
away they look like portraits!
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Kandinsky Chuck Close
Some people think thatChuck Close might have
gotten the idea to do circles from the famous
painter namedWassily Kandinsky. What do you
think?
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Look at the painting to the left. What do you
see about Chuck Closes painting process? How
does he paint all those colors?
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Look at the painting to the left. What do you
see about Chuck Closes painting process? How
does he paint all those colors? Answer He starts
by painting each square a solid
color!
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Kandinsky Chuck Close

1. Fold your 12x12 paper in half four times to
   create 16 boxes.
2. With pencil, write your name on the back, and
   trace the fold lines.
3. Paint each square a solid color.
4. Paint small circles in each square then paint
   larger and larger circles around those.