José Fontaiña is a serious artist who has taken his art to an extreme of professionalism and refinement.
His precise and creative use of color, space and design has placed him in a unique category of visual art; exciting...
dynamic...and beautiful!
ANDRE THIBAULT/TEABO (ARTIST/MENTOR/FORMER CREATIVE ASSISTANT TO ROMARE BEARDEN, 1980-1988)

March 21, 2018

 

"As a former Creative Director of Grey Advertising for 40 years, & then another 10 years as a founder of G2 a branding & design division of Grey, José Fontaiña has made a tremendous impression upon me ,both as an artist & as an innovator of images that will have a lasting impression on all that view his graphic originality."

KURT HAIMAN (DIRECTOR OF THE BELSKIE MUSEUM ,CLOSTER, NJ)

March 21, 2018

 

"José Fontaiña creates brightly hued graphics that transport us into a playful world of abstract realism. His lines are bold and curving, and in his geometrically inspired compositions, we are reminded of familiar objects—eyes,  roads, guitars, cherries, fingers pointing, the chambers of a heart intersected—that elevate our sense of wonder and find new meaning in cheery designs, yet stay true to our appreciation of optical art and movement on a canvas. Great art makes us ask questions, and Fontaiña’s work makes us ask, "how does it seem to be rolling without moving at all?"

YVETTE SCHLUSSEL, PhD (RESEARCH SCIENTIST AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ/ ART COLLECTOR)

March 21, 2018

 

“Splendid quality design. ”

LOUIS NELSON (THE OFFICE OF LOUIS NELSON, NYC)

February 25, 2018

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"Glad you're interested in exhibiting. I feel like I'm picking candy when deciding what pieces to consider from your work - they're all visually appealing." 

STEVEN VIZENA

Maxwell’s Tavern, Tuesday, February 10, 2015 

 

"I spent a good deal of time looking at the work on your website and found it interesting and compelling visually, the reflected nature of the imagery on a diagonal in contrast to what our eyes are used to seeing flipped on 180 degrees kept them exploring. There’s an elemental, organic feel to the works with the imagery built and balanced with your bold limited palette, shapes and lines and the titles bring in a whole new level of intrigue into our perception and your thoughts about the works."

STEVEN VIZENA

Maxwell’s Tavern, Monday, February 9, 2015 

 

“It is something I have not seen before…It has potential…Worthy of a fine art exhibition.”                               

IVAN KARP, (SEPT 2009)

 

“Fontaiña paints truth, unvarnished TRUTH… Fontaiña is a voice to be listened to, a positive force in a chaotic world.”             DOROTHY ROATZ MYERS (ART CRITIC)

September 23, 1992

 

“Fontaiña provides the paintings as the chemical action that results in the electricity of the viewer’s response.”

CLAIRE MACHAVER (ART CRITIC)

CLINTON CHRONICLE, SUMMER 1993

 

Noticias de Arte         

FLORENCIO GARCIA-CISNEROS (ART CRITIC)

June 1993

 

ARTnews magazine

Summer 1993

 

“Fontaiña shows serenity, optimism and powerful colors.”    

AMELIA G. SAN JOSE (ART CRITIC), LA REGION, APRIL 1996

MADRID, SPAIN

 

“Fontaiña paints from the dermis to the epidermis”        

 EL PUNTO DE LAS ARTES, APRIL 1996

 MADRID, SPAIN

 

ABC

MADRID, SPAIN (APRIL 1996)

 

DIARIO 16

MADRID, SPAIN (APRIL 1996)

 

 

“Fontaiña has his own kaleidoscope. His work is unique and pleasant, a real treat to the viewer’s eye.”                            

MERCEDES ROZAS (ART CRITIC)

MADRID, SPAIN (1996)

 

“Fontaiña surprises the viewers with his use of light and texture.”

EL CORREO GALLEGO, (JUNE 2000)

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, SPAIN

 

Manuel Ayaso, Xoan Fernandez and Jose Fontaiña exhibit their works at the Valle-Inclan museum.

LA VOZ DE BARBANZA, (AUGUST 2001)

POBRA DO CARAMINAL, SPAIN

 

Painters of Barbanza united in one exhibition.    

LA VOZ DE BARBANZA, (AUGUST 2004)

BOIRO, SPAIN

 

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