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Chuck Close Quotes

American - Artist | July 5, 1940 -

In my art, I deconstruct and then I reconstruct, so visual perception is one of my primary interests.

Art Perception Visual Primary Then

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.

Work Learning Me Recognition Place

I don't work with inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs. I just get to work.

Work Inspiration Get Just

It doesn't upset artists to find out that artists used lenses or mirrors or other aids, but it certainly does upset the art historians.

Art Find Mirrors Upset Out Artists

I did some pastels and I did other pieces in which there was just basically one color per square, and then they would get bigger and I could get 2 or 3 colors into the square, and ultimately I just started making oil paintings.

Colors Color Oil Pieces Bigger Get

There are so many artists that are dyslexic or learning disabled, it's just phenomenal. There's also an unbelievably high proportion of artists who are left-handed, and a high correlation between left-handedness and learning disabilities.

Learning High Artists Left-Handed

You don't have to have a great art idea - just get to work and something will happen. So that's pretty much my modus operandi and pretty much my principal position, such as it is.

Work Great Art You Principal Will

I'm very learning-disabled, and I think it drove me to what I'm doing.

Me Think Doing I Think Very Drove

I wanted to translate from one flat surface to another. In fact, my learning disabilities controlled a lot of things. I don't recognize faces, so I'm sure it's what drove me to portraits in the first place.

Learning Me Place First Things Sure

All the fingerprint paintings are done without a grid.

Done Without Grid Paintings

I have a great deal of difficulty recognizing faces, especially if I haven't - if I've just met somebody, it's hopeless.

Great Hopeless Difficulty Faces Deal

Every child should have a chance to feel special.

Child Chance Feel Special Should

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