Summary: Famed artist Chuck Close claims he rejected most of the "essential" teachings of graduate school. He outlines the three things he did learn in grad school that have helped him become a successful artist. Complete video available for free at http://fora.tv/2012/05/08/Chuck_Close_in_Conversation_with_Bill_Kelly Chuck Close has been a leading figure in contemporary art since the 1970s. He has developed a singular approach to painting, utilizing a rigorous system of gridding to produce images that possess both the realism of photography and the loose coloration of abstraction. In addition to painting, Close has worked in photography and printmaking. His work has been the subject of major retrospectives at such institutions as the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and Walker Art Center, Minneapolis.
