Maggie, (1996), Oil on canvas, 30 x 24"
(76.2 x 61 cm), Photograph by Ellen Page Wilson, courtesy of PaceWildenstein, New York, © Chuck Close
(76.2 x 61 cm), Photograph by Ellen Page Wilson, courtesy of PaceWildenstein, New York, © Chuck Close
Self Portrait (1994). Chuck Close. Detail.
Water Lillies (1920) Claude Monet.
Water Lillies (1920) Claude Monet.
Both Claude Monet and Chuck Close were exploring paint, colour and human perception.
1. Outline the intentions of each artist.
Chuck Closes' 'Maggie' (1998)
"Artists... see both the device that makes the illusion and the illusion itself," Close says. "I'm as interested in the distribution of marks on a flat surface... as I am with the thing that ultimately gets depicted... [It's] shifting from one to another that really interests me."
Inspired by Close's keen interest in ancient floor mosaics
Close's monumental portraits-or "heads" as he prefers to call them-are often intensely personal images of friends and family, distinguished by a degree of detachment that seems to border on the impersonal.
Each piece of the potrait is both a highly abstract and systematic composition of individual strokes and a finely rendered likeness of his subject.
Claude Monet's 'Water Lillies' (1920)
The reflections of the water lilies on the water are not a result of sunlight; instead, they symbolize Monet’s personal artistic reflection on his love for Alice Hoschede. Investigation of Monet’s progression, which focuses on the vast beauty of the reflection of the water lilies in his garden, proves that the loving relationship he had with Alice parallels his paintings, proving that this series was far from a simple study on light. His love of observing nature and efforts to capture the different effects of light on a setting, particularly the water in this case, inspired the enormous panels that create such an impressive effect.
Chuck Close combined photography and oil on canvas painting. His portraits and canvases were gridded off by assistants and then he used his mouth brush to paint, using the techniques of grisaille and pointillism within the grids. This is similar to technique used by the Impressionists and Pointillists. The result was still a canvas of mini-paintings,like pixels which when viewed from a distance are seen as a single or unified image.
The painting technique fundamental to Impressionism is that of , broken colour which is supposed to achieve the actual sensation of light itself in a painting. Monet worked primarily in oil paint, but he also used pastels and carried a sketchbook. He used quite a limited range of colors in his paintings, banishing browns and earth colors from his palette. By 1886, black had also disappeared.
Asked in 1905 what colors he used, Monet said: "The point is to know how to use the colors, the choice of which is, when all is said and done, a matter of habit."
3. Find 2 quotes about each artists work, and reference them correctly.
Artists... see both the device that makes the illusion and the illusion itself," Close says. "I'm as interested in the distribution of marks on a flat surface... as I am with the thing that ultimately gets depicted... [It's] shifting from one to another that really interests me."
Phil/Fingerprint, 1981
Chuck Close (American, born 1940)
Lithograph; 50 x 38 in. (127 x 96.5 cm), framed dimensions: 52 3/4 x 41 x 2 in. (134 x 104.1 x 5.1 cm)
Edition of 36
Printer: Vermillion Editions, Minneapolis (Steve Anderson)
Publisher: Pace Editions, Inc., New York
"The point is to know how to use the colors, the choice of which is, when all is said and done, a matter of habit."
Farm Courtyard in Normandy. c.1863. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.
4 . Note 3 similarities of the work of both artists.
- They painted things revolving around their lives
- They both used bright colours
- They both used oil
5. What are some differences between the artist's work
- They used different techniques.
- Chuck's paintings was more on people and portraits.
- Monet's paintings were about nature.
6. Describe your response to the work of both artists.
I like Chuck's work better as it is more abstract but concentrated on people.while Monet's work is more nature oriented.
Refrences :
http://painting.about.com/od/oldmastertechniques/a/painting_Monet.htm
http://www.abcgallery.com/M/monet/monet.html
http://www.biography.com/articles/Chuck-Close-9251491
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