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. Caio Fonseca abstractartblock share on social
My uniform is sweatpants, so crusted over with dried paint that they're as hard as a table. I wear T-shirts that are also covered in paint, and Crocs. Caio Fonseca covercroccrust Change image and share on social
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 of that magic is halfway dead - it returns to its physical elements, it's just paint and canvas. Caio Fonseca canvasdeadelement share on social
It's not until the very last phase that you know how good the works are going to be. Caio Fonseca goodphasework Change image and share on social
The world of painting has nothing to do with the art world. Caio Fonseca artpaintworld Change image and share on social
All my siblings became artists. One's a novelist, my brother is a painter, my sister was a costume designer. Caio Fonseca artistbrothercostume Change image and share on social
Painting is something that requires a lot of time - it's not just one good idea out of art school. Caio Fonseca artgoodidea Change image and share on social
My forms are not abstractions of things in the real world. They're also not symbols. I would say that my job is to invent these forms and to put them together in a way that keeps your interest, to give the forms a quirky identity so you can engage with them, so you realize there's an inner intelligence or logic. Caio Fonseca abstractionengageform share on social
My 20s were spent in a room, alone, mixing paints and figuring it all out. Caio Fonseca 20sfiguremix Change image and share on social
If you come every day or every month to my studio, you won't see that much change, but if you come once a year, you'll see big new categories opened up. Caio Fonseca bigcategorychange Change image and share on social