President Bill Clinton through the eyes of Chuck Close.  One of the most fascinating influences on Close’s work is his struggle with face blindness (Prosopagnosia).  As a result of this disease -  “A disorder of face perception where the ability to recognize faces is impaired, while the ability to recognize other objects may be relatively intact.” - Close must first take a series of pictures and then choose a single photograph from which to base the portrait.  Given a photograph, an object, he is able to recognize the image over time.  I’ve found that this bit of knowledge changes my own perception, and enjoyment, of Close’ work.   JNOMICS 

President Bill Clinton through the eyes of Chuck Close.  One of the most fascinating influences on Close’s work is his struggle with face blindness (Prosopagnosia).  As a result of this disease -  “A disorder of face perception where the ability to recognize faces is impaired, while the ability to recognize other objects may be relatively intact.” - Close must first take a series of pictures and then choose a single photograph from which to base the portrait.  Given a photograph, an object, he is able to recognize the image over time.  I’ve found that this bit of knowledge changes my own perception, and enjoyment, of Close’ work.  

JNOMICS 

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