I think I was driven to paint portraits to commit images of friends and family to memory. I have face blindness, and once a face is flattened out, I can remember it better.
Chuck CloseI'm very interested in how we read things, especially the link between seeing two-dimensional and three-dimensional images, because of how I read.
Chuck CloseLosing my father at a tender age was extremely important in being able to accept what happened to me later when I became a quadriplegic.
Chuck CloseThere's something Zen-like about the way I work - it's like raking gravel in a Zen Buddhist garden.
Chuck Close