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Artworks
Chuck Close 1940, Monroe, WA, USA-2021, Oceanside, NY, USA
Self-Portrait IV, 2014–2015Oil on canvas243,8 x 213,4 cmFurther images
“I’m working with the color equivalent of a musical chord—a kind of color chord,” – Chuck Close The “optical blending” is the phenomenon where the human eye merges adjacent colors...“I’m working with the color equivalent of a musical chord—a kind of color chord,” – Chuck Close
The “optical blending” is the phenomenon where the human eye merges adjacent colors into a single hue. In Close’s work, this process defines the viewer’s experience: first, the eye operates on a micro level, combining the colors within each cell into a unified fragment of color information; then, on a macro level, these fragments accumulate, transforming the grid’s abstraction into the vivid image of a human face.
The grid itself carries a surprising musicality. Its structured repetitions establish a steady, precise rhythm, while subtle shifts in color unfold like chromatic modulations, imbuing the composition with a dynamic sense of harmony.Exhibitions
Chuck Close: Infinite. Gary Tatintsian Gallery, Jun 18–Sep25, 2021
Chuck Close. Pace Gallery, 12/F, H Queen’s, 80 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong, Jan 10–Feb 22 (extended through March 7), 2020
Chuck Close: Red Yellow Blue. Pace Gallery, 534 West 25 Street, New York, Sep 11–Oct 17, 2015
Publications
Catalogue 'Chuck Close. Infinite'. Gary Tatintsian Gallery, 2021. pp. 25–33, 40, 98–99
Stone, Nick. “A Face Seen through Tears: Reflecting on Chuck’s Work with Magnolia Editions.” In Chuck Close: Projects. Oakland, California: Magnolia Editions, 2016
Hylton, Wil S. “Blowup: Chuck Close’s Self-Imposed Exile.” New York Times Magazine, 17 July 2016: 40
Suárez, Myrna. “Up Close and Personal” Elliman 3, 4 (Winter 2016): 7, 39.
Epstein, Johanna Ruth. “Chuck Close, Pace” (exhibition review). Art News (November 2015): 921of 13
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