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Chuck Close

"Part of the joy of looking at art is getting in sync in some ways with the decision-making process that the artist used and the record that's embedded in the work."

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"Poetry is an art that uses words to paint vivid pictures of perceptions and emotions."

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"There is no poetry or song. There is no short or long.There is only you."

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"Music gives strength to the spirit."

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"Be an artist in everything you do."

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"Let us play the flute of love to spread the music of peace, joy and happiness."

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"Art is a relection of the mind and a vision of the heart."

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"Be an artist, see the beauty not only with your eyes but also with your heart."

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"She lives in the poetry she cannot write."

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"Art is the reflection of an imaginative mind."

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"This is almost always the case: A piece of art receives its f(r)ame when found offensive."

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Chuck Close
"What difference does it make whether you're looking at a photograph or looking at a still life in front of you? You still have to look."

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"You know, the way art history is taught, often there's nothing that tells you why the painting is great. The description of a lousy painting and the description of a great painting will very much sound the same."

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"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."

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Chuck Close
"Most people are good at too many things. And when you say someone is focused, more often than not what you actually mean is they're very narrow."

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"Painting is the most magical of mediums. The transcendence is truly amazing to me every time I go to a museum and I see how somebody figured another way to rub colored dirt on a flat surface and make space where there is no space or make you think of a life experience."

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Chuck Close
"I think most paintings are a record of the decisions that the artist made. I just perhaps make them a little clearer than some people have."

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"It's always a pleasure to talk about someone else's work."

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"Part of the joy of looking at art is getting in sync in some ways with the decision-making process that the artist used and the record that's embedded in the work."

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"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."

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"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."

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