Most art techniques and artists use their skills to imitate real life things, in fact some exaggerate and end up making real things seem unrealistic only because they want to emphasize some things.
But one artist that differentiates himself is Chuck Close. His style and technique is truly unique and in my opinion very very interesting.
One of the beauties of photography is the fact that you are able to capture moments in life that are truly amazing and that you may take for granted and not see everyday. Chuck Close combines photography and art to create pieces that you will not find anywhere. He takes a picture of himself and paints that. But his painting skills and colors are so precise that most of the time whoever views the piece may think it is in fact a picture.
In my opinion, the most interesting thing I found was how he actually does it to capture that 'photographic look'. One of the most interesting teqniques is where he places a thin paper over the photo, this divides it into little squares. And then, Close paints each and every little square onto a canvas. He is so precise with the colors and details that in my opinion, it makes him one of the greatest artists I've heard of.
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