“One of the most important elements of Caio-ness I wanted to keep was that left to right reading, where one form draws you... this movement in what is otherwise a fairly still art, that sense of pulling the eye. It involves a sense of time. To me that's esoteric and magical and playful, and if a painting doesn't have that, to me it's just canvas and paint. If it does have that, then it rises above its materials.” ArtImportantEyeReadingPaintingPaintCanvasRise AboveRise Above It Author:Caio Fonseca
“I was never exposed to art school. I grew up in an artist's studio. I was exposed a lot of studio time between of my father and a great painter I studied with in Barcelona. That was my art school, as Europe was.” ArtSchoolFatherPainter Author:Caio Fonseca
“For me becoming a painter was an Everest, in terms of what I thought a painter was. There are many roads to becoming an artist. For me it wasn't art school. I didn't have that go to art school and then get a gallery. It's more like, how deep is your inner library to cull from. It's certainly not about technical prowess, just about depth of investigation. It takes time. I had 15 years of painting under my belt before my first New York show. I was glad to have that. It's a good thing to spend your twenties getting your craft.” ArtSchoolArtistTermPaintingGood ThingsLibraryGladPainterTake TimeIt Takes Time Author:Caio Fonseca
“I'm not such an artist type that I can't handle the real world. I read the financial pages, because most people don't talk about art.” PeopleWorldArtI CanRealArtistTypePagesFinancialHandleReal World Author:Caio Fonseca
“Painting is something that requires a lot of time - it's not just one good idea out of art school.” ArtIdeasSchoolPaintingJust OneGood IdeasArt School Author:Caio Fonseca
“The world of painting has nothing to do with the art world.” WorldArtPaintingArt World Author:Caio Fonseca
“When I have a creative block, I take walks. I like to see what shapes stick out - so many legs rushing by at once, it can seem abstract. I don't need to see great art to get stirred up. Music does that for me more easily.” NeedsDoeArtSeemsWalksCreativeShapesSticksLegsBlockAbstractGreat ArtRushingCreative Block Author:Caio Fonseca
