Chuck Close Filter by Scott Blake

Chuck Close does not want his art to be trivialized. He will exercise his legal rights, even if your motives are good. If he knows about your project and does nothing, that will put him in a position where he cannot fight the next, even more egregious usage of his copyrighted images and use of his name.

"it may be an amusing project and many people might like it, but it is MY art that is trivialized, MY career you are jeopardizing, MY legacy, which i have to think about for my children, and MY livelihood. i must fight to protect it." Chuck Close, November 2010 THIS PAGE NOW SERVES AS A WARNING TO OTHERS.

1. Do not scan, import, or photograph any of Chuck Close's original images from books, websites, or museums to be used in your own projects. 2. Do not appropriate, reference, or digitally convert any of Chuck Close's original images. 3. Do not create a computer program, Photoshop action, or online filter that builds mosaics out of dissected Chuck Close images. 4. Do not use Chuck Close's name in the title of your project. Sincerely, Scott Blake Important Dates 2001 - I created a Chuck Close filter. 2008 - I launched FreeChuckCloseArt.com. 2010 - Chuck Close threatened to sue me. 2012 - Hyperallergic.com published article. 2013 - I gave TEDxOmaha talk in Omaha, NE. 2021 - Chuck Close died. 2091 - Relaunch filter after copyright expires.

Chuck Close filter images for reference only. 847 B/W Tiles (ZIP File) 997 Line Tiles (ZIP File) 1,300 Color Tiles (ZIP File) Chuck Close's painting of Lucas Dissecting mosaic in Photoshop 847 mosaic tiles Chuck Close's photograph of Lucas Scott Blake's version of Lucas Self Portrait made with Lucas tiles Chuck Close's photograph of Phillip Chuck Close's drawing of Phillip Scott Blake's version of Philip Scott Blake's version of Philip made with bigger tiles Scott Blake's version of Phillip made with Lucas Tiles Scott Blake's version of Lucas made with Phillip tiles Chuck Close's "Big Self-Portrait" completed in 1968 Scott Blake's self portrait made with color tiles in 2008 Collaboration with photo booth artist in 2003 (1,600 tiles) "Studies in Perception #1" by Leon Harmon and Ken Knowlton completed in 1966. Computer produced mosaic, 5 x 10 feet. Printed in the New York Times on October 11, 1967, and exhibited at Museum Of Modern Art in 1968. (Copyright © Leon Harmon and Ken Knowlton 1966). “Big Nude” by Chuck Close completed in 1967. Acrylic on canvas, 9’9” x 21’1”. (Image via “Chuck Close” book published by Museum of Modern Art, September 2002). Chuck Close Animation Tests aka "Chuck Close TV" Eadweard Muybridge Watch and Share Chuck Close Animation on YouTube (Quicktime), Instagram (Quicktime), Vine (Quicktime), Tumblr, or Twitter (GIF). Combine Daniel Rozin's Wooden Mirror with my Chuck Close Filter to make a Chuck Close Mirror. = Realtime Chuck Close Video Reflection Daniel Rozin's Wooden Mirror + Chuck Close Filter Tiles C.J. Yeh created “myAvatar = myChuckClose” in November 2007. A Wii-like interface through which the viewers can create their own avatars and then convert the avatars into Chuck Close-style portraits upon submission. I warned C.J. Yeh that Chuck Close does not want his art to be trivialized, but have not heard back from him. http://www.cjny.com/myAvatar/ There is a Chuck Close filter on Filter Forge. http://www.filterforge.com/filters/8399.html I forwarded Chuck Close’s warning on the site and the creator replied to my comments. http://www.filterforge.com/forum/read.php?FID=11&TID=7211&MID=82381#message82381 And last but not least is Devorah Sperber’s “After Chuck Close” made with chenille stems in 2002-03. I believe using the word “After” is a reference to Sherrie Levine’s art “After Walker Evans”. http://www.devorahsperber.com/close_series_htlms_plus_dac/index.html