Chuck Close

GPTKB entity

Statements (445)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:painter
gptkb:Artist
gptkbp:art_movement gptkb:Realism
gptkb:contemporary_art
gptkb:Photorealism
American Art
Postmodern Art
gptkbp:artistic_focus color theory
portraiture
visual perception
self-portraits
large-scale works
gptkbp:associated_act gptkb:educators
Mentorship
Public speaking
Artistic collaboration
Art advocacy
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Solomon_R._Guggenheim_Museum
gptkb:Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art
gptkb:Hirshhorn_Museum_and_Sculpture_Garden
gptkb:Los_Angeles_County_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:San_Francisco_Museum_of_Modern_Art
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Modern_Art,_New_York
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:The_Art_Institute_of_Chicago
gptkb:The_Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art
gptkb:University_of_Washington
gptkb:Cleveland_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:Art_Institute_of_Chicago
gptkb:Museum_of_Modern_Art
gptkb:Yale_University
gptkb:Philadelphia_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:National_Gallery_of_Art
gptkb:Smithsonian_American_Art_Museum
gptkb:Museum_of_Contemporary_Art,_Los_Angeles
gptkbp:award gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Guggenheim_Fellowship
M. F. A. from Yale
gptkbp:awarded_for gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Guggenheim_Fellowship
gptkb:Mac_Arthur_Fellowship
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Guggenheim_Fellowship
gptkb:Mac_Arthur_Fellowship
Honorary Doctorate from the Rhode Island School of Design
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Washington
MFA from Yale University
M. F. A. from Yale University
gptkbp:birth_date 1940-07-05
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Monroe,_Washington,_USA
gptkbp:birth_year gptkb:1940
gptkbp:born July 5, 1940
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Monroe,_Washington
gptkbp:born_on 1940-07-05
gptkbp:child gptkb:Georgia_Close
Megan Close
Catherine Close
Maggie Close
gptkbp:children gptkb:Georgia_Close
Megan Close
Catherine Close
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Philip_Glass
gptkb:Robert_Rauschenberg
Chuck Close: Recent Work
Chuck Close: A Portrait in Progress
Chuck Close's assistants
gptkbp:collaboration Collaborated with other artists
Participated in public art projects
Engaged in community art initiatives
Worked with art institutions
gptkbp:community_health Paralysis
Dyslexia
Quadriplegia
dyslexia
quadriplegia
Prosopagnosia
Face blindness
gptkbp:created gptkb:Self-Portrait_(1978)
gptkb:Big_Self-Portrait
gptkb:Bob
gptkb:Keith
gptkb:Lucas
gptkb:Phil
gptkb:Self-Portrait
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(1997)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(1998)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(1999)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2000)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2001)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2002)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2003)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2004)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2005)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2006)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2007)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2008)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2009)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2010)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2011)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2012)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2013)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2014)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2015)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2016)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2017)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2018)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2019)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2020)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2021)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2022)
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2023)
gptkb:John
gptkb:Emma
gptkb:Alex
gptkb:Mark
gptkbp:death August 19, 2021
gptkbp:death_date gptkb:N/_A
Living
2021-08-19
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
gptkb:N/_A
Living
gptkbp:died August 19, 2021
gptkbp:died_on 2021-08-19
gptkbp:diseases prosopagnosia
Prosopagnosia
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Washington
gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:exhibited_at gptkb:Solomon_R._Guggenheim_Museum
gptkb:Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art
gptkb:The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:Museum_of_Modern_Art
gptkb:National_Gallery_of_Art
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art
gptkb:The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:Museum_of_Modern_Art
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Modern_Art
gptkb:National_Gallery_of_Art
Chuck Close: Recent Works
Chuck Close: Face Forward
Chuck Close: Photorealism
Chuck Close: Recent Work
Chuck Close: Self-Portraits
Chuck Close: A Retrospective
Chuck Close: Recent Paintings
gptkbp:exhibitions gptkb:Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art
gptkb:San_Francisco_Museum_of_Modern_Art
gptkb:The_Art_Institute_of_Chicago
gptkb:The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:Museum_of_Modern_Art
gptkb:National_Gallery_of_Art
gptkbp:famous_quote “ I think of myself as a painter.”
“ Inspiration is for amateurs.”
“ The only thing I can do is paint.”
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Charles_Thomas_Close
gptkbp:has_child gptkb:Georgia_Close
Megan Close
Catherine Close
gptkbp:has_collaborated_with gptkb:David_Hockney
gptkb:Philip_Glass
gptkb:Robert_Rauschenberg
Chuck Close: A Portrait in Progress
gptkbp:has_exhibited_at gptkb:The_National_Portrait_Gallery,_Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:Solomon_R._Guggenheim_Museum
gptkb:Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art
gptkb:Los_Angeles_County_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:San_Francisco_Museum_of_Modern_Art
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art,_Jacksonville
gptkb:The_Indianapolis_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:The_Hirshhorn_Museum_and_Sculpture_Garden
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art,_Santa_Barbara
gptkb:The_Tate_Modern
gptkb:The_Art_Institute_of_Chicago
gptkb:The_British_Museum
gptkb:The_High_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art,_Chicago
gptkb:The_New_Orleans_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:Museum_of_Modern_Art
gptkb:The_Denver_Art_Museum
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Modern_Art,_San_Francisco
gptkb:The_San_Diego_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:The_National_Gallery_of_Australia
gptkb:The_Baltimore_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:The_Solomon_R._Guggenheim_Museum
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art,_Atlanta
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art,_Cleveland
gptkb:The_Philadelphia_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:National_Gallery_of_Art
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art,_Los_Angeles
gptkb:The_Walker_Art_Center
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art,_North_Miami
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art,_Tucson
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art,_New_York
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Fine_Arts,_Boston
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art,_Denver
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art,_Miami
gptkb:The_Contemporary_Arts_Museum_Houston
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Art,_Rhode_Island_School_of_Design
gptkb:The_Seattle_Art_Museum
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art,_Houston
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art,_San_Diego
gptkb:The_Portland_Art_Museum
gptkb:The_New_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art
gptkb:The_Contemporary_Art_Museum,_St._Louis
gptkbp:has_influenced gptkb:Shepard_Fairey
gptkb:Kehinde_Wiley
gptkb:Cindy_Sherman
gptkb:Banksy
gptkb:Marlene_Dumas
gptkb:Ai_Weiwei
gptkb:Anish_Kapoor
gptkb:Kara_Walker
gptkb:Marina_Abramović
gptkb:Richard_Serra
gptkb:Yayoi_Kusama
gptkb:Jeff_Koons
gptkb:Julie_Mehretu
gptkb:Takashi_Murakami
gptkb:Maya_Lin
gptkb:Damien_Hirst
gptkb:Kerry_James_Marshall
gptkb:Mickalene_Thomas
gptkb:Rashid_Johnson
gptkbp:has_spouse Leslie Rose
Marcie Close
gptkbp:has_style photorealism
gptkbp:has_work gptkb:The_Indianapolis_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art
gptkb:Los_Angeles_County_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:The_Phoenix_Art_Museum
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Modern_Art,_New_York
gptkb:The_Indianapolis_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:The_Hirshhorn_Museum_and_Sculpture_Garden
gptkb:The_Dallas_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:Tate_Modern
gptkb:The_Art_Institute_of_Chicago
gptkb:The_British_Museum
gptkb:The_Crystal_Bridges_Museum_of_American_Art
gptkb:The_Detroit_Institute_of_Arts
gptkb:The_High_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art,_Chicago
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Fine_Arts,_Houston
gptkb:The_New_Orleans_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:The_Denver_Art_Museum
gptkb:The_San_Diego_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:The_National_Gallery_of_Australia
gptkb:The_Baltimore_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:The_Philadelphia_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:The_San_Francisco_Museum_of_Modern_Art
gptkb:The_Walker_Art_Center
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Fine_Arts,_Boston
gptkb:The_Virginia_Museum_of_Fine_Arts
gptkb:The_Albright-Knox_Art_Gallery
gptkb:The_Utah_Museum_of_Fine_Arts
gptkb:The_Norton_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:Museum_of_Contemporary_Art,_Los_Angeles
gptkb:The_Milwaukee_Art_Museum
gptkb:The_Seattle_Art_Museum
gptkb:The_Portland_Art_Museum
The Cincinnati Art Museum
gptkbp:health_issues Paralysis
Dyslexia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chuck Close
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Pop_Art
gptkb:contemporary_art
gptkb:Abstract_Expressionism
Visual Arts
Art Education
Portraiture
Contemporary Portraiture
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Cindy_Sherman
gptkb:Kara_Walker
gptkb:Richard_Serra
gptkb:Andy_Warhol
gptkb:Robert_Rauschenberg
gptkb:Kerry_James_Marshall
gptkb:contemporary_art
Contemporary art
Portrait painting
Visual Arts
Visual arts
Art Education
Portraiture
portraiture
Contemporary Portraiture
contemporary portraiture
artistic representation of identity
Chuck Close's students
visual perception in art
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Color_Field_Painting
gptkb:Pop_Art
gptkb:Jackson_Pollock
gptkb:Roy_Lichtenstein
gptkb:Andy_Warhol
gptkb:Willem_de_Kooning
gptkb:Robert_Rauschenberg
gptkb:Richard_Diebenkorn
gptkb:Abstract_Expressionism
gptkb:Cubism
gptkb:photography
abstract expressionism
Chuck Close's own experiences
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Color_Field_Painting
gptkb:Pop_Art
gptkb:Abstract_Expressionism
gptkb:photography
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:Memory
gptkb:identity
gptkb:photography
Perception
Photographs
Self-Portraits
Human Faces
Self-portraits
self-portraiture
Self-portraiture
Human face
Human Face
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Photorealism
grid technique
photorealism
Photorealistic portraits
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Cultural_Impact
Artistic Techniques
Influence on Modern Art
Influence on contemporary art
impact on modern art
Mentorship of young artists
Influence on contemporary portraiture
Impact on portrait painting
Innovations in painting techniques
Advocacy for artists with disabilities
Innovations in printmaking
pioneered new techniques in portraiture
advocacy for accessibility in art
influential in contemporary art
advocate for artists with disabilities
Cultural icon in contemporary art
Influence on photorealism
Impact on modern art education
Innovative techniques in portrait painting
Inspiration for artists with disabilities
influence on artists with disabilities
Innovative use of photography in painting
Pioneering techniques in large-scale painting
gptkbp:medium gptkb:painting
gptkb:drawing
gptkb:print
gptkb:oil_painting
gptkb:photography
Printmaking
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Self-Portrait_(1978)
gptkb:Big_Self-Portrait
gptkb:Lucas
gptkb:Phil
gptkb:Self-Portrait
gptkb:Self-Portrait_(2000)
gptkb:John
gptkb:Self-Portrait,_1997
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:Big_Self-Portrait
gptkb:Lucas
gptkb:Phil
gptkb:Self-Portrait
gptkb:John
gptkbp:personal_life Has two daughters
Struggled with mental health issues
Resides in New York City
Involved in art education
Father of two daughters
Resided in New York City
Father of Georgia Close
Married to Leslie Rose
Suffered from prosopagnosia
Suffers from a spinal artery collapse
Uses a wheelchair for mobility
gptkbp:philosophy Art as a means of communication
Exploration of perception
Art as a reflection of identity
Emphasis on process over product
Art as a challenge to perception
Art as a process of discovery
Celebration of the human form
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:spouse Leslie Rose
gptkbp:style gptkb:contemporary_art
gptkb:Photorealism
Contemporary art
Mosaic Technique
Grid technique
grid technique
photorealism
Mosaic technique
Grid Technique
gptkbp:suffered_from Paralysis
Dyslexia
Face blindness
gptkbp:team Paralysis
Dyslexia
paralysis
dyslexia
gptkbp:technique gptkb:Vision
gptkb:painting
gptkb:drawing
gptkb:print
gptkb:Mosaic
gptkb:oil_painting
gptkb:photography
Acrylic painting
Color theory
Oil painting
Printmaking
Oil Painting
Airbrush
Acrylic Painting
Monotype
Use of color
grid method
Use of texture
Self-portraiture
Grid Method
grid technique
airbrush painting
Large-scale painting
Grid method
Mosaic painting
Photographic Source Material
Photographic source material
Mosaic style
Photographic grids
photographic source material
gptkbp:website chuckclose.com
www.chuckclose.com
gptkbp:won_award gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Guggenheim_Fellowship
Honorary Doctorate from the Rhode Island School of Design
Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Portrait Artists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:The_National_Portrait_Gallery
gptkb:The_Phillips_Collection
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3