03 juni 2013

Chuck Close #3


"While you may already know Chuck Close as that incredibly talented American artist who creates those huge photorealistic paintings, you may never have seen this mind-blowing piece. Called Fanny/Fingerpainting, it's a beautiful portrait of Close's wife’s late grandmother Fanny created with fingerprints!

Created in 1985, the oil on canvas work represents one of the largest and most masterly executions of a technique the artist developed himself which involves the direct application of pigment to a surface with the artist's fingertips.

By adjusting the amount of pigment and the pressure of his finger on the canvas, Close could create unbelievable contours of the face." (bron: My Modern Met)

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