Chuck Close, Cindy, 1988. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Gift of Camille Oliver-Hoffmann in memory of Paul W. Oliver-Hoffmann. © 1988 Chuck CloseOne piece of art that intrigued me at the MCA was the one of Cindy, by Chuck Close. From a distance all you can see is just the image of this person. If it was a photograph I would say that it looked pixilated as an image. But once you get up close, you can see that it is not pixilated nor is it a photograph but a painting done in what I call “spot strokes”. My reason for calling it “spot strokes” is because the painting is done in dots of different colors to make one image when you step back.
The painting is called Cindy because it is a painting image of Cindy Sherman. The other work of Chuck Close is similar to this one of Cindy. They are done up close and done with lots of different colors that make a whole image when you step back. The technique of “spot strokes,” using different color dots and placing or painting them close together so that it makes a whole image, reminds me of the one painting "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte", by Georges Seurat . This painting is done in the same/similar manner.
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