Chuck Close is an American artist known for his photorealistic paintings and portraits. He was born in 1940 in Washington and showed an early talent for art. At age 14, he was inspired by seeing Jackson Pollock's paintings. Close studied art in college and developed a style using photo-transfers on large canvases. Though paralyzed from the waist down since 1988, he continues to paint using a brush strapped to his hand. Close is considered one of America's leading contemporary artists.

1. Chuck Close

2. CHUCK CLOSE is a…
Photographer and
a
Painter

3. His biography
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He was born the 5th of
July, 1940.
He is from Monroe,
Washington.
His parents were artists.
Chuck was very good at
Art in the school.
He was a creative boy.
Can you find Washington
on the map?

4. • At the age of 14
Chuck
saw an exhibition of
Jackson Pollack
paintings.
• It had a great
impact on Chuck
and inspired him
for being an
artist.

5. • Chuck enrolled at
the University of
Washington.
• He also studied for
a Master of Arts in
Yale.
• He liked the
abstract style.
• His favourite style
was photorealism.
• He created a style
called “knitting” :
large photos on
canvases.

6. His technique
• His style is called “ photorealism”.
• It represents a painting and a
photograph.
• He uses a grid.
• He enlarge the photograph.
• Then he paints the differents squares on
the photograph with simbols such as
triangles, circles, hearts, etc.

9. By the 1970s
• His Art work was
in all the galleries
of the world.
• He was
considered one of
the America’s
best
contemporary
artists.

10. In 1988
• Chuck suffered a
broken spinal artery .
• He was left almost
entirely paralyzed.
• He is permanently in a
wheelchair.
• But he continue to
paint with a brush
taped to his wrist.

11. In 2000
President
Clinton gave
to Chuck a
National
Medal of
Arts.

12. LET’S WATCH SOME VIDEOS
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7WPBXfNxZo
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXGaQukFpa
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• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e-p5M0vhZI
• https://www.google.com/search?hl=es&site=img
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13. What do you know about Chuck Close?
1. Where is he from?
2. When was he born?
3. Is he a footballer? What
is he?
4. What exhibition did he
see whe he was 14?
5. What University did he
go to? What did he
study?
6. What was call his style?
7.-What style did he create?
8.- When was he consider
one of the best
American contemporary
artists?
9.-What did Chuck receive
in 2000? Who was the
president that gave to
him the prize?

14. Let’s make our self-portraits