“He also was interested in how a photograph shows some parts of the image in focus, or sharp, and some out-of-focus, or blurry” (Arts). For example, in his painting Big Self-Portrait, he focused on things such as the glasses, and facial features, and left the tip of the cigarette and his hair blurry in the painting. Since Close does this when painting, he tends to confuse his viewers by making them think that his painting is really a …show more content…
In one of his recent exhibitions, Important Works on Paper from the Past Forty Years, Close showed rare drawing from the 70s, Polaroid maquettes, watercolor prints, felt stamps, and two recent bodies of artwork (John). Making an exhibition that starts from when he first started drawing to his current drawings to show his improvement throughout the years. Most of the drawings that Close creates for such exhibitions are very large in size and often overwhelming for the viewers. Another notable exhibition that Close was a part of was Chuck Close: People Who Matter to Me in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. In this exhibition, Close presented works within a 35 year period from 1974 to present. His primary focus was to shed light on portraits of people who Close has affiliations with such as Lyle and Lorna who were both shown in this