Inspiration is for amateurs—the rest of us just show up and get to work.

Chuck Close

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Topic

Artistic process Inspiration Self-discipline Hard work Art

Speaker

Chuck Close

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Occupation

Painter Artist

From

United States

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Citation

Close, Chuck. Interview with Joe Fig. Inside the Painter's Studio. Princeton Architectural Press, 2009.

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
1603 1600s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance