Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Chuck Close
Born: July 5, 1940
Died: August 19, 2021 (aged 81)
Bio: Charles Thomas "Chuck" Close was an American painter and artist and photographer who achieved fame as a photorealist, through his massive-scale portraits. Close often painted abstract portraits of himself and others, which hang in collections internationally.
Known for:
- Big Self-Portrait (1968)
- Fanny/Fingerpainting (1985)