Chuck Close – Lyle, 2000
I chose this piece by Chuck Close because he is known for his amazingly lifelike portraits. I love the etching he used to for this piece, as opposed to his other techniques. I also love his use of color. There are reds, blues, and yellows mixed together on his face as well as in the background. I love the detail and emotion on his face. Chuck Close is able to recreate portraits and faces in a unique and interesting way.
Scott Blake – Barcode Jesus
One of the things Scott Blake is known for is making portraits out of barcodes. One of the reasons why I was drawn to this piece was because of the subject matter. As you mentioned in class, after the invention of the camera, certain subjects were no longer valued as much because they could be photographed, however, Jesus is not one of those subjects. It is interesting to see such an important figure of art history to be recreated in a modern form of art.
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