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Chuck Close: Face Book

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This fascinating, interactive autobiography presents Chuck Close’s story, his art, and a discussion of the many processes he uses in the studio. The question-and-answer format is based on real kids’ inquiries about Close’s life and work, and his answers to them. Close, who is wheelchair-bound and paints with a brush strapped to his arm, discusses the severe dyslexia and fa...more

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Published April 1st 2012 by Harry N. Abrams

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Feb 24, 2013 Chris Murray rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: non-fiction

Chuck Close is a world famous contemporary artist. His artwork is hanging in museums and galleries throughout the world. He is a portrait artist – his specialty is large scale portraits of faces. When he works, he breaks his canvas into grids then fills in each individual square with everything from fingerprints to paper pulp. When you look at squares they don’t mean anything, but somehow, when they are all viewed together as a completed work, they make a remarkable clear portrait. Besides being...more
Chuck Close is a world famous contemporary artist. His artwork is hanging in museums and galleries throughout the world. He is a portrait artist – his specialty is large scale portraits of faces. When he works, he breaks his canvas into grids then fills in each individual square with everything from fingerprints to paper pulp. When you look at squares they don’t mean anything, but somehow, when they are all viewed together as a completed work, they make a remarkable clear portrait. Besides being a unique portrait artist, there are some other remarkable things about Chuck Close. As a child, he was severely dyslexic and learning disabled. He was a poor reader, and he never was able to add and subtract in the conventional way that we do. Even today he uses dominos to help him do that. He also suffered from a condition called prosopagnosia, or facial blindness. People with this condition can’t recognize individual faces – even those of close family members. But, he did have a talent for drawing, and with his parents’ encouragement, he went on to become a successful artist. The second remarkable thing about Chuck Close is that he is wheelchair bound. In 1988, an artery collapsed in his spine leaving him paralyzed from the neck down. He calls this the “Event.” He has since made a partial recovery, he can move his arms, but he paints with a paintbrush strapped to his hand, and he paints in his wheelchair. To work on his enormous canvases, he uses a special hoist to move the canvases up and down to his level so he can paint. Chuck Close Face Book is not your ordinary biography. It is written in a question and answer format. A group of kids was chosen for an interview session and they ask him questions about his life/art. This is the way that you learn about Chuck Close as an artist and a person. The format is very similar to his work. The questions are like the squares of his grids. Individually they have little meaning, but together they form a remarkably clear portrait of the artist and the man. Visually this book is unique and interactive. There are copies of his works with mix and match overlays so that you can create your own Chuck Close portrait. I didn’t know who Chuck Close was before I read this book. Now I do and I find him and his work to be fascinating. Not only is this a book about art, it is a book about self-empowerment, overcoming obstacles, finding your calling, and being successful regardless of the odds. This is a don’t miss book that would appeal to boys or girls probably grades 5 and up.
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Dec 20, 2012 Robin rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: art, biography-memoirs, non-fiction

Wow. An close up look (pun intended) at an amazing person. Chuck Close is one of those kids who could so easily have slipped through the cracks (I seem to keep come across stories like this -- hearing Gary Paulsen & Gary Schmidt talk about their childhoods earlier this year.) Dyslexic, at a time that it wasn't recognized. And with an inability to recognize faces (prosopagnosia - face blindness) -- so he "could meet the same people over and over and not remember them." Not a good thing in sch...more

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Nov 03, 2012 Todd Burleson rated it 5 of 5 stars

This review is for the Boston Globe/Horn Book Assignment:

In traditional Chuck Close fashion, the whole book is not only available free, but it is interactive. This book is beautiful and inspiring. In it, Chuck Close answers child generated questions in an easy, respectful and enlightening manner. My favorite part of the book was the three panel section of self-portraits. The book is made in a way that you can flip different eyes, nose and mouth parts, done in a variety of media and methods, but...more This review is for the Boston Globe/Horn Book Assignment:

In traditional Chuck Close fashion, the whole book is not only available free, but it is interactive. This book is beautiful and inspiring. In it, Chuck Close answers child generated questions in an easy, respectful and enlightening manner. My favorite part of the book was the three panel section of self-portraits. The book is made in a way that you can flip different eyes, nose and mouth parts, done in a variety of media and methods, but they all make Chuck Close's face. I think what is so appealing about Chuck's work is that his most abstract work (the gridded portraits) is incredibly complex and yet, incredibly simple. If one studies each grid layer it is simply a combination of colors or lines. When stepping back, it is only then that the image or portrait comes to life. I think this is liberating for children, especially those who 'can't draw.' Chuck also encourages children by describing his struggles with dyslexia and his muscular disability that has him in a wheel chair. Watching an interview with him recently, I saw how he's used his disabilities in his art style. He uses a brace to hold the paintbrush which facilitates his arduous painting style in the grids. This book gave me an even greater respect for not only his art, but his message of encouragement to children and artists alike.

“The Boston Globe-Horn Book awards are unique for so many reasons—the winners are books that are frequently unusual or under-the-radar choices,” said Sutton. “Because of the small judging panel, there’s always an excellent chance for surprise. Each year, the judges uncover some amazing treasures that I think will delight adult readers as much as the intended audience of children and young adults.”

Chuck Close's book, Face Book is a truly unique book. This book is, as the Boston Globe-Horn Book description of winners suggest, under the radar. My public library does not even have this book in its collection yet; which is very rare. I appreciate Chuck's art and this book truly deserved to win.
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Aug 20, 2012 Peg rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: biography, disabilities, highly-recommended, informational, kids_non-fiction, non-fiction, picture-books, sj

Using questions posed by a group of 5th graders who visited Close, the reader learns of his life--and the art which "saved" him. Throughout his life he has struggled with severe learning disabilities, most notably dyslexia and prosopagnosia (inability to recognize faces); then at 48 he was paralyzed from the chest down by a collapsed artery. In this interactive book, he candidly answers questions about his childhood, his evolution as an artist, "the event," and life today. He also discusses his...more

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Apr 23, 2012 Paul Hankins rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: april-2012-reads, generate-and-foster-creativity, illustrated-text, mr-hankins-says-don-t-miss, multimodal-interactive-text, non-fiction-encourages-thoughtful-c, non-fiction, non-fiction-illustrated-text, disability-awareness-title

Too cool!

A book about a contemporary artist for kids by a publishing company that seems to understand the needs of younger readers when it comes to non-fiction. This book would be a home-run in the art classroom as a non-fiction piece!

The artist renders his face using different styles and mediums. All of these are in the book labeled for the medium and approach. But each rendering is cut into three pieces allowing the reader to flip the panels to see that Chuck's face still comes through even i...more

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Oct 30, 2012 Kris rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013-mock-caldecott, biography, childrens, middle-school, mixed-media, nonfiction, upper-elementary, elementary-school

Unique and kid-friendly bio -- inspiring story, great info about art, artists, overcoming adversity. Possible Sibert contender. Caldecott? Maybe.

3 starred reviews (PW, SLJ, Kirkus) + ALSC Notables discussion (summer)

2012 Boston Globe - Horn Book Nonfiction Award Winner

"...At the book's brilliant center is the irresistible opportunity to "mix 'n' match" various eyes, noses and mouths among 14 of the artist's arresting self-portraits..."--Kirkus

"...it’s clear that he considers these setbacks of l...more

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May 03, 2013 Jennifer Haight rated it 5 of 5 stars

Chuck Close is known for his meticulous large scale painting and wasn't the first artist that came to mind when I was told that there was a new book in which kids asks questions to an artist.

The result however, is inspirational. Close opens up about his dyslexia and "face blindness." He shares his struggles with art and his long recovery after he was paralyzed from the chest down after an artery collapsed in his spine.

The layout for the question and answer portion of the book is colorful and ap...more

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Apr 18, 2012 Betsy rated it 4 of 5 stars

The autobiography assignment. Oh, it exists. It exists and children’s librarians know to fear it. At a certain time of year a child will approach the reference desk and utter the dreaded words, “I have to read an autobiography of somebody famous”. Never mind that while biographies are plentiful, good autobiographies come out once in a blue moon and, when they are written for kids, tend to be about children’s authors anyway (See: Jack Gantos, Beverly Cleary, Jerry Spinelli, Walter Dean Myers, Jea...more The autobiography assignment. Oh, it exists. It exists and children’s librarians know to fear it. At a certain time of year a child will approach the reference desk and utter the dreaded words, “I have to read an autobiography of somebody famous”. Never mind that while biographies are plentiful, good autobiographies come out once in a blue moon and, when they are written for kids, tend to be about children’s authors anyway (See: Jack Gantos, Beverly Cleary, Jerry Spinelli, Walter Dean Myers, Jean Fritz, etc.). If a kid wants somebody famous in a field other than writing, the pickings are slim. You might find a good Ruby Bridges book or To Dance by Siena Siegel or that children’s autobiography Rosa Parks wrote. Beyond that, you’re on your own. It is therefore with great relief that we come across Chuck Close: Face Book. Sure, I’m relieved that at long last there’s an autobiography for kids by someone outside the children’s literary sphere, but what really thrills me is the sheer splendor of the thing. Chock full of gorgeous full-color reproductions of Close’s work and biographical info, the real treat is at the center of the book. It’s a game, it’s informative, it’s what we all needed but didn't know it yet.

Culled from interview questions lobbed at the artist Chuck Close by P.S. 8’s 5th grade students, this is a title that is part Q&A, part explanation of artistic techniques, and part flip book. From his earliest days Chuck had the makings of an artist. Which is to say, he was a bedridden kid whose poor health enabled him to draw. His parents encouraged Chuck’s desire and though he was not a particularly good student in other areas, in art he thrived. Eventually he was able to cultivate a style entirely of his own, until “The Event” when he was paralyzed. Yet even after that trauma he was able to continue his art. The children’s questions go through Close’s life and even allow him to explain his artistic techniques. Backmatter includes a Timeline, Resources, a Glossary, a List of Illustrations and an Index. Curiously the only other children’s book about Chuck Close (Chuck Close Up Close by Jan Greenberg) is not one of the eight books listed in the Resources section at the back of the book.

We talk all the time about role models and how to find them. Chuck Close is probably as close as you can get to a perfect role model in terms of difficulties he has faced. First and foremost there was the nephritis that rendered him bedridden at the age of 11 and gave him plenty of drawing time (he and Andy Warhol have this much in common). Then there was his prosopagnosia or “face blindness” which kept him from recognizing other people. Add onto that the fact that he got terrible grades (graduating high school without being able to add, subtract or multiply) and then later suffered a collapsed artery in his spine which paralyzed him from the waist down and you basically have a fellow who knows adversity better than most. With all that in mind, the book certainly makes it clear that his success wasn’t the result of being some kind of an artistic genius. Over and over again Chuck reiterates that “Inspiration is for amateurs. Artists just show up and get to work. Every idea occurs while you are working” and later "Ease is the enemy of the artist. Go ahead and get yourself into trouble."

The book's job was to organize the questions and answers in such a way as to create a kind of narrative. The kids questions tend to be things like “Do you work from live models or photographs?” and “Do others help you make your art?” Fortunately someone took the time to find the questions that seem the most biographical and put them at the start. Then she played with them, making “How did you become such a great artist?” first as a kind of jumping off point for the book and “Do you have any advice for young artists?” last. The selection of the art and photographs must have taken some time as well (luckily Chuck was the kind of kid who liked to have interesting pictures taken with monkeys or top hats), and the end product is ultimately vibrant. I was relieved to see that Chuck’s most famous self-portrait, the one taken in 1968 of him smoking a cigarette, was included in the book. In an era where cigarettes are airbrushed out of 1940s dust jacket photos (see: Goodnight Moon) it comes as an odd relief to see the past unwhitewashed. And don’t worry, oh ye concerned parents. Chuck takes the time to inform the kids that smoking isn’t the way to go and that he did it “before people knew how bad smoking is for the body”.

You can see why Close is such a perfect artistic subject for children. He only does faces, not nudes or cow corpses cut in half or profanity laden photography. Just faces. Sometimes his subjects don’t wear shirts, but since you’re only getting their faces anyway it’s hardly do or die. School assignments of Mr. Close are therefore inevitable. With that in mind there seems to have been a conscious effort to make this book as enjoyable as possible. A Q&A book with photographs spotted throughout the text could have been easy enough as it was. Dry but easy. I’d love to know whose idea it was to make the center into a flip book of fourteen of Close’s portraits. They line-up beautifully against one another. Even if you look at a face that was painted in the early 70s and compare it to one taken in the last few years, because Close is such a master they still line-up. Kids will enjoy the simple rudimentary aspects of the biography but they’ll pore over the images in the flip section. For once you can hand them a nonfiction title that’s loads of fun.

One of the book's strengths is that Close is the perfect subject for kids because he is in a unique position that allows him to teach them about different painting techniques. In the course of the book seventeen different processes are explained to kids. Unfortunately for us, in the interests of time or space Chuck will usually give a rough overview of a process but not explain it in any depth. For example a mention of Close’s tapestries simply says that they’re woven in Belgium and that Close takes “the photographs they are made from” and he oversees each step of the process. I’m not quite sure what that means and I’m not sure a kid would either. Fortunately a Glossary at the back does provide a little insight as to what an acid bath or a silkscreen might be. Therefore the book acts as a kind of starting point for kids interested in these techniques. For more information they’ll have to seek out other books on their own.

Though he doesn’t belabor the point, it is clear after reading this book that much of Close’s life can be attributed to the plethora of art classes he had access to as a kid. Even though he grew up in what he describes as a poor town, his school still had the time and resources to hand their students art materials. In an age when artistic programs are increasingly cut in the name of testing it’s important to see how future artists may only appear where schools foster these programs. Certainly Mr. Close’s life is evidence of this. His autobiography is bound to interest budding artists and, thanks to its eclectic formatting, even those kids without a drop of artistic interest in their blood. Though it is only 56 pages this is one title that delivers a wallop. A great way to present an artist. Let us hope that other books will follow in its footsteps even as young artists follow in Mr. Close’s.

For ages 9-12.
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Apr 18, 2013 Corey Hiegel rated it 5 of 5 stars

I’m not sure I have ever read book like this. As I have mentioned in other reviews, my focus for teaching is English and history but this is a book that I want for my classroom. I could see this book being used in any classroom. You could have a poetry lesson and have kids write personal poems about their life and then accompany it with a drawing of their face, or even use magazine cutouts to create a face. There are so many fun things that you could do with this book. What I also liked about th...more

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Feb 15, 2013 Jim Erekson rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: biography, picturebooks, informational

The fold-back flaps dominate the middle of this book and offer a hands-on exploration of about a dozen completely different media. It's like a toy book, but not for preschoolers. This design group Glue + Paper Workshop, is really amazing, and know what they're doing with an art book. In fact, this book could hold its own as an art book, or a museum exhibit book, not necessarily for kids. The kids in the interview asked questions that almost any of us would have asked, and Chuck Close gave answer...more

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Apr 13, 2012 Clay rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Elizabeth Bird

Shelves: all-ages, books-i-am-an-evangelist-for

Clay's Caldecott favorite!

I've been a huge fan of the world famous artist Chuck Close for many, many years and was delighted to see his Face Book was everything I could have hoped for. Brilliantly designed as questions from studio-visiting kids that Close answers visually and verbally, this inspired me, made me laugh and nod, and I predict it will send kids of all ages and abilities (AND disabilities) straight to their own studios (treehouse, kitchen, bedroom, art class, backyard) wherever they...more

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Jan 06, 2013 Tamara rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fun-non-fiction, memoir-bio, non-fiction

Holy crap.

Anyone who reads this and then says, "I can't" is an idiot.

Favorite Quotes

If a face expresses some emotion - laughter or anger or sadness - to an extreme, there is only one possible reading of the photo or painting. But if you present someone in a very neutral, straight-forward way, then there is no simple reading of who this person is. You have to look at other clues.

Some of my work measures over ten feet tall. When a viewer confronts such a large image, it is hard to see the head...more

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Oct 10, 2012 Samantha rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: biographies, juv-nonfiction, art-and-artists

The experience of reading this book was like a personal tour through an artist's studio/listening to an artist's talk for kids. I thought it was very well done. Questions setup the format of the book and sound like real questions kids would ask. The middle features pages of flip images so readers can play around with different art styles and have a laugh creating ridiculous faces. The writing style and tone is just right for dialing into a kid's interest in art and explaining some of the technic...more

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Jan 23, 2013 Marjorie Ingall rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: boys-9-12, girls-9-12, middle-grade-to-ya

Holy crap, is this good. It's based on questions posed by 5th graders visiting Close's studio and it's totally unpretentious while treating art and the artist very seriously. The middle section consists of Close self-portraits in tons of different media, in black and white and in color, divided into three separate moveable segments, so you can combine the eyes of one, the nose of another and the chin of a third. (Like a make-a-funny-animal flip book, but arty-smart!)

The next time one of my kids...more

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Nov 25, 2012 Brianna rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: nonfiction

I have always been fascinated with Chuck Close. This autobiography for young readers is not only extremely informative in the way it describes Chuck's art-making journey, but it is also notable for the style of language in which it is written. Close writes in a Q & A format that goes beyond basic inquiry and delves deeply into his motivations, techniques, and discipline. And although the language is clearly geared toward young readers, it never talks down to them or underestimates their inte...more

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Jan 14, 2013 Melody rated it 3 of 5 stars

I dug this book for the most part. I enjoyed Close's answers to kids' questions- he is far more guileless than his art led me to believe. I liked the mix and match pieces of his portraits. There's something not there, though, and I can't put my finger on it exactly, but this book didn't scratch all the itch it created somehow. It's breathtakingly hard to talk about the creative process, and even harder to do so when one's audience is children whose natural bullshit detectors are set to maximum g...more

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Jul 09, 2012 Autumn rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: artanddesign, cripples, kid-s-book, memoir, survival

Super cool and kid-friendly art book. It's a memoir and an art book and (awesomely) one of those books that lets you flip elements to change the picture. You know, with three strips? Anyway, it's a beautiful way to learn about art and different mediums and a guy with an interesting process and life story.

Would pair well with Tattoo a Banana by Phil Hansen -- an art project book with similar emphasis on graphing/pixilation/accessibility. Hansen also has a physical problem that made him rethink h...more

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Apr 15, 2013 Joey Deliz rated it 4 of 5 stars

(Extra Credit) So after I spent an my first initial minutes with the book playing around with the various facial combinations the mix-and-match section offers I read as Chuck Close answered various interview style questions about his body of work and his life. He overcame learning and physical disabilities throughout his life with art and has became an iconic artist in the process. He was very open inn answering the questions and seemed like a good, honest, hardworking person as well as am excel...more

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Jun 19, 2012 Destinee Sutton rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: non-fiction, art, biography-memoir, middle-grade

"Why do you only paint faces?"

"Why doesn't anyone in your art smile?"

"When you were paralyzed, were you afraid you wouldn't be able to paint again?"

These are some of the questions artist Chuck Close answers in his new autobiography for children. Filled with his portraits of mostly ordinary people, this book let's readers into Close's extraordinary life.

Born right here in Washington state in 1940, Close began taking art lessons at age 8. His severe dyslexia and prosopagnosia (face blindness) mad...more

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Dec 23, 2012 Judy Desetti rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: kids interested in art, kids with disabilities

Recommended to Judy by: Top Nonfiction Books of 2012

Shelves: biography, nonfiction-children

© 2012
Great book. Easy to read. I must be one of the few people who did not know Chuck Close but he is an amazing fellow. He has overcome so many obstacles in becoming who he is, a wonderful extremely famous artist. His work is fascinating. The book is very well done in giving a simple biography of his life and also explaining he art technique.

Highly Recommend.

Read Chuck Close Up Close by Jan Greenberg ©1998 It is similar but gives more info that pairs well with this title.

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Sep 10, 2012 Tracy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Wow,
This is a neat book. Imagine having a disability called face blindness, dyslexia, and then becoming famous for portraits. In this book Chuck Close talks about his process for creating art, how he works with different mediums. There is also a section in the middle with flip pages that show his own self-portraits done in a variety of mediums.
I would recommend this for anyone interested in art, the process of creating art, or people overcoming a disability.

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Mar 29, 2013 Liz rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-2012-13

4.5 stars
Okay... so I thought this was a social media "Facebook" story, and have avoided checking it out, even with all of the accolades it has received. (Shows how ignorant I am about contemporary art.) My apologies to the very talented and interesting Mr. Close! Fascinating story of his life and his art. Interactive pages of different art types he has used. What an inspiration! Q&A format, great timeline, artwork, resources and so much more! Great book!

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Mar 21, 2013 Lu Benke rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: best-reviewed-picture-books-2012

The book has tremendous depth--almost too much! I loved the split page interaction and the story of Chuck Close's life at the beginning. I liked how he put out there very clearly that he did not do well in school until much later in life and that he did art because it made him feel good about himself. This reminds me of the Temple Grandin book--another person whose skills were not the traditional ones yet they each made it work for them. And, the role of supportive parents in each situation was...more

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Mar 07, 2013 Kristy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: memoir, art-history, nonfiction-middlegrades, nonfiction-ya, concept-diffabilities

**Read as a part of the Chicago Public Schools 2013 Battle of the Books list.**

This book is pretty cool - not just because of the "exquisite corpse" pieces in the front that allow kids to interact with the artists' art. It also gives a great explanation of the artist's struggle with dyslexia, and how being "differently abled" helps him with the creation process. It celebrates his difference, rather than makes it into a "challenge" he overcame.

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Dec 08, 2012 Wendy rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Melody, Laurie

Shelves: 2012-award-possibilities

This MUST be on the Sibert platform. I declare it the winner. I am mightily puzzled that I am not familiar with this artist--I'm not sure whether it's more likely that I wasn't paying attention or that he was never once covered in class--but as far as appreciating the book goes, doesn't matter. Doesn't even matter if you're unenthusiastic about contemporary art. This is a book about BEING an artist, and about overcoming obstacles, but not in a stupid way.

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Apr 17, 2013 Becky rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: age-middle-school, biography, nonfiction, young-artists

Art saved Chuck Close's life twice. Here he answers kids' questions.

Booktalk note - Intro, p. 4 -- he was dyslexic and labeled "dumb," but art gave him confidence. Then, after "The Event," the collapse of a spinal artery that left him paralyzed from the chest down, he was determined to rehab so he could paint again.

Includes a flip-book arrangement of 14 of his self-portraits split into thirds for mixing and matching.

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Nov 07, 2012 Katie Hauser rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: childrens-lit-dominican, non-fiction

So apparently I really enjoy reading biographies. I thought for sure that this book was written by Chuck Close himself but for some reason Goodreads attributes it to a different author. Either way, I enjoyed the approachability and simplicity of this book. I thought the interactive pages were fun and an appropriate way to demonstrate Close's style of art. And, I learned about someone new. Bonus!

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Apr 18, 2013 Molly rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: nonfiction

This book was very different than I expected. I think it was great that the book is centered around questions from kids. Nonfiction can be dry at times because it can seem so distant from the reader. By answering questions, Chuck Close becomes more relatable. His pictures are incredible and I loved the part in the middle where you could interact with the photos and change the face.

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Apr 04, 2013 Megan T rated it 5 of 5 stars

non fiction
This is a neat book that answers questions from kids to Chuck Close. You get history on Chuck Close but you see a lot of his work and learn about his style(and what those styles mean.I really enjoyed how Chuck Close really sent the message of not giving up. It was a very inspirational book that I think kids can relate to and take something positive away from it.

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Mar 23, 2013 Pam rated it 3 of 5 stars

BOB Racine 2013.

This book is completely different from most books. It's an autobiography of the artist Chuck Close. It is written in a Q and A format. In the center of the book, the pages are cut horizontally in thirds so the reader can mix and match the thirds. ON these pages are self-portraits of Chuck Close at different ages. Quite an interesting idea.

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Chuck Close is a renowned American painter, printmaker, and photographer. His 1998 traveling retrospective, organized by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, confirmed his place in the pantheon of major contemporary artists. His paintings, prints, and photographs, represented by PaceWildenstein in New York, are widely exhibited and collected."

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