Extempera II, 2009
Sun Capital Office
Caio Fonseca (b. 1959) is an American painter and classical musician. He was born into a family of talented artistic family of sculptors, painters, and writers. “Since 1993, Fonseca splits his time between his two studios in Pietrasanta and downtown Manhattan. Consequently, each work is titled either Pietrasanta or Fifth Street, in light of where he created the piece.”
MAYA FRODEMAN GALLERY: Caio Fonseca
When asked what his painting means, Fonseca replied: “I’ve chosen to speak with paint and not writing, not film, nor German, ect. What I have to say is very idiomatic to the potential of paint to speak in its own language. If I play a Bach piece for someone they might like it but they would never say, “That was beautiful but what does it mean?” We seem to agree that music is capable of speaking for itself and a helpful invitation to my work might be to allow yourself to listen to the painting in that way.”
Washington Life Magazine: Verbatim: An Artist’s Way
Interview: Vanity Fair: One Painter, Two Lives
