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[Christopher Finch] ¸ Chuck Close: Work ✓ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. Chuck Close: Work Now available in a newly revised and expanded edition, this book offers the definitive critical examination of one of America's most celebrated living artists. Close has since explored the possibilities implicit in his original breakthrough in an array of media. This lavish, large-format volume deals with all aspects of Close's career and places them in a biographical context. Christopher Finch's insight into Close's achievement comes by way of hundreds of studio visits and thousands of hours of
| Title | : | Chuck Close: Work |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.55 (764 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 379134918X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 370 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-20 |
| Language | : | English |
Like all great art, Close's is work that demands to be reckoned with - work that forces us to shift our perspective." --Michael Hainey, GQ . His massive book handsomely illustrates every phase of Close's art and every stage in its making." - Kenneth Baker, San Francisco Chronicle. "Christopher Finch has written the most thorough consideration of Close's life and work yet. Chuck Close: Work - brings all Close's work together, and the result is astonishing
. Christopher Finch is an artist and author. His many books include the bestsellers The Art of Walt Disney and the novel Good Girl, Bad Girl
Now available in a newly revised and expanded edition, this book offers the definitive critical examination of one of America's most celebrated living artists. Close has since explored the possibilities implicit in his original breakthrough in an array of media. This lavish, large-format volume deals with all aspects of Close's career and places them in a biographical context. Christopher Finch's insight into Close's achievement comes by way of hundreds of studio visits and thousands of hours of conversation since he met Close in 1968. The author provides an engaging, in-depth analysis of Close's portraits on canvas, from the continuous-tone airbrushed heads of the 1960s and 1970s to the painterly "prismatic grids" of the past decades. Featuring 365 illustrations, the book surveys almost all of Close's paintings, including his most recent work, together with a selection of prints and multiples and examples of his photographic oeuvre. This beautifully designed volume reveals not only the variety of pictorial strategies Close has devised, but also th
N. Bohac said Great capstone for a long (and continuing) career. This really does not need to be that long. I am a huge fan of Chuck Close and have been so for years now. My personal library reflects this, with four other books and catalogs spanning his career. These books get brought out on a semi-consistent basis, as they all have something important to say about this mans art."Chuck Close: WORK" is a definitive piece that fills in any small holes about the story of this artist that might be obscured in some out of print catalog, as well as talking heavily abou. "Chuck Close" according to East of the Mountains. Excellent reproductions and very informative text. A good resource book for artists and students. Worth the cost to have this one in your collection.. A very comprehensive volume Ward J. Lamb This book is large! And it has excellent reproductions and bio of the life of this magical man. Chuck Close has made a career,while battling disabilities that would have stopped lesser men.Christopher Finch noted art writer,assists Close in making this book autobiographical and personal,like the unpretentious Mr. Close.The author and the artist together guide you through the evolution of Chuck Close noted modern portrait artist. You follow from air brush, to finger painting,collage disc painting, to
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