If you look at the Chuck close portrait above, underneath all of the little squiggly marks he makes on top of the painting, you'll see that the foundation is made of big dark blobs (the kind you see when you blur your eyes). Once these shapes are in place, it almost doesn't matter what you put on top of them, it will look like the face. You can sort of think of this as a foundation to build a strong house on. No one tries to buy matching curtains before digging a big hole to put the house on, so why do we draw perfect eyelashes before laying a strong foundation of gestural marks?
If you like Chuck Close, you can watch an interview with him on the Charlie Rose show here...
Charlie Close, on the Chuck Rose Show!
Here are a couple of links I've been checking out that you might be interested in. If you are interested in fashion, prepare for addiction...
The Sartorialist
This blog is a great discussion of some of the problems and some of the solutions to making it as an artist...
Imasellout
See you Tuesday!!!
2 comments:
the sartorialist is AWESOME!
and so is chuck close.
I love The Sartorialist! Thanks!
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