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In my paper I chose Chuck Close to write about because his art is so extraordinary and creative that his art work is over whelming to me. The way he recreates his self portraits are phenomenal. It is as if you are actually looking at the portraits face to face but really you are not they are just great works of art. The art work I chose is Big Self Portrait which was created in 1968. The detail of the painting was down to the pores, wrinkles, the small facial hairs, the stray of his hair, and so much more. In Big Self Portrait, Chuck looks as if he was bored, depressed, and stressed. In his portrait he looks as if he is bored with life, has a look of depression, and is stressed. These feelings are revealed in the painting because he has a

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