Chuck Close: Scribble Book: Self Portrait

Text By Chuck Close

ISBN 10: 3865214924 / ISBN 13: 9783865214928

Published by Steidl Publishers, 2010

About this Item

Chuck Close immediately liked the idea of a book without words. As a child, his severe dyslexia stood in the way of reading, making images all the more important. This book is a self-portrait that emerges out of the printing process, one plate and one color at a time. Editor(s): Holland, Nina; Sohn, Jerry. Num Pages: 24 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 348 x 286 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1274. . 2010. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Seller Inventory # V9783865214928

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chuck Close: Scribble Book: Self Portrait
• Publisher: Steidl Publishers
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3865214924
• ISBN 13: 9783865214928
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

When confronted with the opportunity to make a children's book, the internationally renowned painter, photographer and printmaker Chuck Close quickly took to the idea of a publication without words. Scribble Book, presented in two accordion-folded volumes, is a self-portrait that emerges incrementally from the printing process--one plate and one color at a time. In the first volume, the viewer follows a series of nine individual plate proofs; in the second, we follow along with a corresponding series of nine progressive proofs, culminating in a nine-color self-portrait. By comparing the plate proofs against the progressive proofs, the viewer can ascertain not only the cumulative effect as each color is added to create the final nine-color etching, but also the compositional decisions and modulations made by Close at each stage of the project. The two accordion-folded volumes are accompanied by a separate text in which the artist gives a personal account of the drawing process.