Chuck Close: Photographer

ISBN: 3791347659

Author: Westerbeck, Colin

Condition: New

Filled with images from every stage of Chuck Closes distinguished career, this volume surveys the entirety of the artists photographic oeuvre for the very first time. Documenting Chuck Closes vital engagement with photography over the course of many decades, this book offers the first full critical assessment of his work behind the camera. Beautifully produced, this unique volume traces Closes ambitious innovations in a medium he never intended to master. It presents the full spectrum of Closes camera work, from early Polaroids to large-format composites, studio maquettes, holograms, daguerreotypes, and Woodburytypes. The illustrations vary from Closes signature portraits and self-portraits to nudes, flowers, and delightful outtakes from sessions with celebrity subjects. With a penetrating essay by Colin Westerbeck and a fascinating conversation with the artist about his personal vision of photography, this book is destined to become an indispensable publication on one of the art worlds most talented and intriguing figures. It will offer new insights into Closes creative process as well as his courageous and resourceful forays into a uniquely modern medium that he has made his very own.