The Artistic Journey of Val Close Val Close, known to many simply as VAL, began her life on May 20, 1967. She emerged from the French artistic landscape in the late 1960s, a period that helped shape her early perspective. Her presence in the art world was marked by a specific way of looking at the connections between people and the natural environment. She sought to capture the quiet strength and the inherent vulnerability found in li…
Scroll through Val Close's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Val Close's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.