Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
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)