tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post5788118858968209277..comments2024-02-27T16:30:55.317-08:00Comments on Ruminations on Art and Life: Chuck Close: The Invincible MagicianR-Atencio Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12903093020241117220noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post-15664812840096525912010-11-12T14:37:14.249-08:002010-11-12T14:37:14.249-08:00Thanks for your great blogs...the face-blind paint...Thanks for your great blogs...the face-blind painter is just amazing...really blows me away.<br />JackieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post-84467685647775628992010-11-11T19:17:07.158-08:002010-11-11T19:17:07.158-08:00He's amazing!! Thanks, Connie.He's amazing!! Thanks, Connie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post-89364580274144736232010-11-11T14:35:44.258-08:002010-11-11T14:35:44.258-08:00This is amazing. A true test of what an artist ca...This is amazing. A true test of what an artist can do even with limited physical ability. Makes my excuses seem irrelevant!! <br /><br />SherryceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post-80413504659684804182010-11-10T20:10:20.805-08:002010-11-10T20:10:20.805-08:00Unbelievable!! FABUnbelievable!! FABAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post-88626104025697233412010-11-10T13:05:03.007-08:002010-11-10T13:05:03.007-08:00I don't think I exaggerated when I referred to...I don't think I exaggerated when I referred to him as an inspiration.r-atenciohttp://www.r-atencio.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post-3692888463618253392010-11-10T12:03:56.343-08:002010-11-10T12:03:56.343-08:00Wow! What a wonder! MARWow! What a wonder! MARAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post-23831602462364923822010-11-10T10:39:23.821-08:002010-11-10T10:39:23.821-08:00This artist is new to me, but what a 'wow'...This artist is new to me, but what a 'wow' impact. I too have wondered how an artist can work so large close up and make it look like it does from a distance. I am definetly interested in learning more about Chuck Close. Thanks for sharing this wondrous information about an unusual artist.Glhttp://www.gladysbacon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post-35242252622621286072010-11-10T10:17:12.575-08:002010-11-10T10:17:12.575-08:00Wow! It's way on beyond pointillism and pixels...Wow! It's way on beyond pointillism and pixels. How does he "see" in his mind how the different shapes and colors will appear from a distance? I've never understood how extremely large paintings are done up close. It is magic for those of us who tend to work in tiny detail. SZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post-50271372538607770632010-11-09T19:28:57.724-08:002010-11-09T19:28:57.724-08:00I've seen Chuck Close's work in a museum. ...I've seen Chuck Close's work in a museum. It's astonishing to stand away from the painting and a portrait seems to emerge. There's a film that was done about him. LenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com