Dark Stripe

1998

Not on view

Employing a non-objective visual language, Caio Fonseca makes abstract art that is characterized by the dynamic juxtaposition of irregular lyric shapes and large areas of contrasting colors and tones. Undulating curvilinear lines and forms recall musical instruments and notes. Fonseca, a musician and artist, has sought to explore links between the two practices.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Dark Stripe
Artist: Caio Fonseca (American, born New York, 1959)
Publisher: Paulson Press
Date: 1998
Medium: Color spitbite, sugarlift aquatint etching with soapground and drypoint
Dimensions: Sheet: 33 × 41 in. (83.8 × 104.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 2025
Object Number: 2025.351.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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