Chuck Close Quote

It's been very gratifying to have people tell me that my work has meaning for them. And you don't really always know that, because you have this sort of ritual dance you do in the studio and the painting is a sort of frozen record, the evidence that the ritual took place. And then it goes out into the world and you don't really know whether or not someone else is dancing along with your piece, so it's nice to have them come back and tell you that it was important for them.