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Chuck Close
His use of compositions, technique and use of color
Who was Chuck Close
• painter, photographer, and printmaker • Close’s work is based on the use of a grid as an
underlying basis for the representation of an image.
• all his work is made the old-fashioned way—by hand.
• While a painting can occupy Close for many months, it is not unusual for one print to take upward of two years to complete
Lets review
• Vocabulary– The elements of art– Space– Value– Lines– Shapes– Composition
• New word “aesthetics” – Does it look good to you?
Technique• How he used pattern and
value– He used different
compositions to create unique proportions of the face
– Used a grid to transfer photos onto canvas
– Used colors and patterns to create unique looking portraits
• How we will use– Create a unique
composition of the face….– Create a grid on both photo
and your paper– Transfer your photo using a
grid– Create five patterns you
will use on your blocks of the face
– The use of patterns to create values
How we will use patterns
Look at the patterns on the faces…. Now get your own ideas
How we will use color
• Look at his use of color…now lets look at how we will use it
examples
examples
Objectives• Students will • 1. Show an understanding and awareness
of the work of Chuck Close. Understand how an artist gets ideas.
• 2. Use ruler skills in creating a grid - develop skills in enlarging a composition using a grid. Study proportion.
• 3. Recognize values and create values using line, pattern and simulated textures. Develop Contrast through values.
Student Examples
Below are a list of examples done by students, in the style of Chuck Close
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examples