Chuck Close: 3D Art Of Making Art

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Chuck Close
Who is Chuck close? Chuck close is an amazing artist that uses multiple different ways to make art. But he also has prosopagnosia, dyslexia and is partially paralyzed, but he does not let these obstacles stop him. Close was born on July 5, 1940 in Monroe Washington, and his name was Charles Thomas Close. Close was born with severe dyslexia making it challenging for him in school. When Close was 11 he had a kidney infection landing him in bed for a little more than a year. During his early works Close was also diagnosed with prosopagnosia or face blindness making him unable to recognize 3D images of people's faces, but was still able to recognize 2D images of people.At age 24 Close attended Yale University, later he also went to

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