Everyone accepts the abstraction of Bach. My work aspires to the same kind of abstraction, which is so engaging that you're distracted from asking about what it means. So many paintings have hidden meanings or need wall texts, but my… — Caio Fonseca Copy Share Image
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… — Caio Fonseca Copy Share Image
I had a visit from an artist friend who basically said, "Your paintings are wonderful. Now stop." It did resonate with me. It hit… — Caio Fonseca Copy Share Image
I've been playing piano my whole life but I'd never tried to understand how compositions are made really. Try to imagine if you'd loved… — Caio Fonseca Copy Share Image
It's not until the very last phase that you know how good the works are going to be. — Caio Fonseca Copy Share Image
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… — Caio Fonseca Copy Share Image
Most people draw from the mind, not the eye. They draw the idea of a table or a face, not what's in front of… — Caio Fonseca Copy Share Image
Most days, I practice piano in the mornings and I spend the rest of the day painting. — Caio Fonseca Copy Share Image
I'm not particularly interested in painting, per se. I'm interested in a painting that has that mysterious life to it. Anything that doesn't partake… — Caio Fonseca Copy Share Image
When I have a creative block, I take walks. I like to see what shapes stick out - so many legs rushing by at… — Caio Fonseca Copy Share Image
Painting is something that requires a lot of time - it's not just one good idea out of art school. — Caio Fonseca Copy Share Image
Everyone accepts the abstraction of Bach. My work aspires to the same kind of abstraction, which is so engaging that you're distracted from asking… — Caio Fonseca Copy Share Image
For me becoming a painter was an Everest, in terms of what I thought a painter was. There are many roads to becoming an… — Caio Fonseca Copy Share Image
