FEARLESS Inspiration :: Chuck Close
Chuck Close is certainly an amazing Artist and has been making his mark in the Art world since the 1960's. He's known for painting HUGE--I mean seriously HUGE portrait paintings of friends, family, and fellow Artists. The interesting thing too is that he suffers from prosopagnosia--also known as face blindness--where he has difficulty recognizing faces. But it wasn't until twenty years into painting portraits that he made a connection that maybe his love for painting portraits stems from his challenge in seeing them. Plus, if that wasn't enough--in 1988 Mr. Chuck Close experienced a seizure that left him mostly paralyzed from the neck down.
What I love about him and admire so deeply is that even paralyzed he does not let this deter him from painting--and painting HUGE none the less.
His style has certainly evolved from his early days of painting intensely realistic--but so has he.
The video above is just chocked full of inspiration and wisdom---and a total must see. I hope you enjoy his FEARLESS inspiration!
5 comments:
Great video, thank you
This was great! Thanks for sharing!
oh, i needed this inspiration today! this is the prime example of how our perceived 'weaknesses' become our greatest strengths in the right environment.
Such an inspirtion indeed, thanks! (P.S. I hope you're doing well and sleep at nights... )
Funny, I have been studying his self portrait in my art studies. I hadn't heard of him before, and now twice in the same month. ALways interesting to follow clues....
THANKS FOR THE VIDEO!
Thinking of you...I know you must be just biding your time, waiting for magic, thinking you feel it and then....waiting some more. It won't be long sister. So excited for you!
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