Claude Monet 'Water Lilies' (1920)
Close coming from a mechanical approach to his work, initially intended for his work to be a photographic reference and show clarity of detail. You can see this by his use of grids which he used to sometimes reference and up scale images, hence a lot of his works were portraits of himself and his family and friends. He further developed these traditional techniques and played by building up colour by only using cyan, magenta and yellow which is the same coloring process of a modern printer. He also applied various medias to his work such as in 'Linda' (1975) he uses acrylic, ink and water colour. Close mentions "Inspiration is for amateurs. I just get to work."(Chandler, 2006) He also says “What difference does it make whether you're looking at a photograph or looking at a still life in front of you? You still have to look.” (Singh, 1998)
Chuck Close 'A Self Portrait' (2007)
Both painters played around with techniques and explored with colour extensively. They both limited themselves by restricting the use of different colours and built up there desired colours using set dynamic colours. They also shared a attraction to vibrant colours which is especially evident in the Monet's Water Lilies series and Close's Close Up. they both also appealed to try capture some element of society, but expressed in different subject matters. Monet painted his perception of everyday living with landscapes and still life where as Close painted portraits which depict that subjects personality. Their styles and approaches are however completely different. Monet tends to express his perception he feels is necessary at the moment he paints, as Close work is well thought out and pre-planned making his work very methodical.
While researching Monet I found him very interesting and respectable in regards of his key role in the impressionism movement. I also especially liked his fascination with the play of light on objects which led him to produce series of single subjects painted at different times of day and under different weather conditions, such as the Haystacks series (1890–91) and Rouen Cathedral (1892–95). I can appreciate Close's work in regards of the amount of detail emphasized in his coloring but i find his subjects not very in depth and interesting. His work seems like they are for him or specific people rather then a audience.
References:
Chandler, O. Y. (2006). Chuck Close. Retrieved from Good Reads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/166434.Chuck_Close
Monet. (1906). Water Lillies. Retrieved from Art Quotes: http://www.artquotes.net/masters/monet/water-lilies.htm
Pichon, J.-L. F. (1989). Art of Our Century. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Singh. (1998). Chuck Close Quotes. Retrieved from Think Exist: http://thinkexist.com/quotes/chuck_close/
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1 comments:
"However, I still highly rank Monet as my preferred artist. It might have something to do with his subject matter and his mysterious style of working" I second your conception; a pure artist of which i conceive as a emotional-driven painter. His use of brush strokes and the soft vibrant colors, sing peaceful. But C. Close ain't too bad; its just abit to abstracty for me. OR "maybe I’m just being bias."
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