Grid Project Enlarging an imaging of a historical figure

Chuck Close American artist he began copying black-and-white photographs of a female nude in colour on to canvascanvas Soon he abandoned this approach he began using a black-and-white palette Finding this subject too interesting, he turned to neutral, black-and-white head-and-shoulder photographs as models, which he again reproduced in large scale on canvas He incorporated every detail of the photograph and allowed himself no interpretative freedom

Chuck Close Self Portrait, 1968 drawing

Chuck Close Frank acrylic on canvas

Chuck Close Robert, acrylic on canvas

Chuck Close He continued in the black-and-white style until 1970, when he began to use color again With a similarly limited range of model photographs, he experimented with various types of color marking Other techniques included the use of fingerprint marks and pulp paper fragments

Chuck Close Linda acrylic, ink, watercolor on canvas

Chuck Close Georgia 1984, handmade paper

Chuck Close Mark, acrylic on canvas

Chuck Close Phil - Fingerprint, 1981

Chuck Close Lucas, acrylic on canvas

Chuck Close Lyle, 2002 acrylic on canvas

Grid Project Option 1: Create a realistic depiction of your figure Option 2: Create an interpretation of your figure using various lines and shapes

Steps: Grid photograph Grid drawing paper Observe each square one at a time assessing the different value scale. –concentrate on the value of a square in the photograph and replicate the value in the corresponding square on their drawing. – Those who are able to see the value will be most successful –Note –Note: you may want to practice different values on scrap paper As you work, study your work from a distance from time to time as you work.

Evaluation Did you show an awareness and understanding of the work of chuck Close? Can you describe the qualities in Chuck Close did you admire? Did you develop an understanding of scale and proportion by studying the work of chuck close? Did you successfully use the ruler to make a grid and enlarge a photograph to scale? Did you perceive value and reproduce that using line, texture and pattern? Did you develop contrast?

Grid Project Option 1: Create a realistic depiction of your figure Option 2: Create an interpretation of your figure using various lines and shapes