“I had a visit from an artist friend who basically said, "Your paintings are wonderful. Now stop." It did resonate with me. It hit on the percolating need for change that was already there. I got a little push. I did a group of the paintings early on that were among the best. It was sort of beginner's luck with these.” ArtistWonderfulPaintingLuck 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
“This morning I got up early and I was glazing the paintings and they just looked so beautiful. I had a private moment of "yeah, I'm behind this." Which is all that matters as an artist, to believe in what you're doing. It sounds like an obvious thing but it takes a lot of work.” BelieveMomentsBeautifulArtistMorningPaintingObvious Author:Caio Fonseca
“All my siblings became artists. One's a novelist, my brother is a painter, my sister was a costume designer.” ArtistBrotherPainterNovelistsMy BrotherDesignerMy SisterCostumesSiblingMy Siblings 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
“I think I was very lucky to have grown up with an artist's studio in the house. It was a kind of life that was possible. Yeah, it made it kind of harder because the standards were higher, but there was no pressure.” ThinkingKindMadeArtistHouseHigherLuckyStandardsHarderPressureYeahStudiosMade ItNo Pressure Author:Caio Fonseca
