Chuck Close Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“In the 7th grade, I made a 20-foot long mural of the Lewis and Clark Trail while we were studying that in history because I knew I wasn't going to be able to spit back the names and the dates and all that stuff on a test.”

“I always thought that one of the reasons why a painter likes especially to have other painters look at his or her work is the shared experience of having pushed paint around.”

“I don't care about the Guggenheim. The Guggenheim isn't involved in anything that I am interested in. I don't care about motorcycles and Armani suits.”

“I knew from the age of five what I wanted to do. The one thing I could do was draw. I couldn't draw that much better than some of the other kids, but I cared more and I wanted it badly.”

“You know, the way art history is taught, often there's nothing that tells you why the painting is great. The description of a lousy painting and the description of a great painting will very much sound the same.”

“I think most paintings are a record of the decisions that the artist made. I just perhaps make them a little clearer than some people have.”

“It's always a pleasure to talk about someone else's work.”

“I think the problem with the arts in America is how unimportant it seems to be in our educational system.”

“It doesn't upset artists to find out that artists used lenses or mirrors or other aids, but it certainly does upset the art historians.”

“In my art, I deconstruct and then I reconstruct, so visual perception is one of my primary interests.”