The document discusses Chuck Close, an American artist known for photorealistic portraits. It notes that Close suffered a spinal injury in 1988 that left him paralyzed but that he continued his career as a contemporary artist. The document provides instructions for students to create a gridded portrait by transferring the details of a photographed image square by square onto paper using techniques like hatching and stippling.
6. About the artist
On Dec. 7, 1988, at the age of 49,
Close was at the height of his
career as a portrait painter when
he was stricken with a spinal
blood clot that left him a
quadriplegic
(a person who is paralyzed in
both arms and both legs)
He was also dyslexic.
(A learning disability in which a
person finds it difficult to read and
write)
9. Size Matters
Notice the SCALE of his images.
Scale has to do with the SIZE of a image.
How would seeing this image large scale be different than seeing it
on a small scale?
10.
11. Portrait
A portrait is a painting,
photograph, sculpture, or other
artistic representation of a
person,depicting only the
face or head and shoulders
12. First
Grid out the
photographed image
Use ½ inch squares to
make the grid
13. Grid Blank Paper
Use 1 inch Squares
Label rows 1- 10
Label Columns A-N
14. Label
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8….. LABEL YOUR
A
PHOTOGRAPH GRID
B AS WELL
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
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.
23. Todays Exit Assignment
Worth 100 points
Go on google and find one PORTRAIT done by
CHUCK CLOSE.
Copy and paste the image into a word document.
Write a 100 – 150 word paragraph about the work.
Print to printer 4015 and hand in at the end of
class.
UseYOUR OWN WORDS!
Plagiarizing will result in a ZERO!
Editor's Notes
He was in good health until his spinal artery suddenly collapsed in 1988, leaving him paralyzed. He was able to obtain limited mobility in some joints of his upper body and continued to paint by strapping a paintbrush to his wrist and moving the brush in circular motions.
