They say imitation is the highest form of praise, and in that spirit I am posting a self portrait of myself that is modeled on (stolen from) a self-portrait by world famous photographer Chuck Close, and which is part of the photography collection at the Denver Art Museum. I myself consider it a form of praise, and not just pure plagiarism, which sounds so damn ugly. And why did I spend all that time and effort to copy this self portrait? One reason is because I saw it at the Denver Art Museum and really liked it. The other is because there was a leak inside the walls of my condo the other day and I had to wait around while the plumber fixed it. Idle hands...
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