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Charles Thomas "Chuck" Close (born July 5, 1940) is an American painter and photographer who achieved fame as a photorealist, through his massive-scale portraits. Though a catastrophic spinal artery collapse in 1988 left him severely paralyzed, he has continued to paint and produce work that remains sought after by museums and collectors. Close lives and works on the south shore of Long Island, and New York City's East Village and in Bridgehampton, New York. Chuck Close Self-Portrait

Phil 1969 Self-Portrait 1986 Close began his art career in 1969 with his painting of Phil (above left). He is still creating portraits and self-portraits, such as Self-Portrait (above right)

Though confined to a wheelchair he still works daily in his studio. He has a motorized easel that allows him to raise and lower his paintings.

Pablo Picasso, ( 25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973), was a Spanish painter, considered to be one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20 th century. He is known for cofounding a style of art known as Cubism). Creating many works of art throughout the course of his long life, Picasso achieved world wide attention for his revolutionary artistic accomplishments, and became one of the best-known artists of the 20 thcentury art.

Cubism is using Geometric shapes (circles, squares, triangles or parts of these) to create an image or design in a way so that it resembles an object or group of objects that you may know. Weeping Woman 1953

Picasso, like many artists, created self-portraits, in addition to portraits, still life, landscapes, and design using the techniques of Cubism. Self-Portrait 1968