early life and education charles sidney clough, an american painter, was born on february 2, 1951, in buffalo, new york. his artistic journey began with a brief attendance at pratt institute in brooklyn from 1969 to 1970, where he was introduced to artforum magazine by his two-dimensional design teacher joseph phillips. this sparked a profound interest in art, leading clough to devote his life to it. artistic career and style clough's…