Throughout the centuries there have been many canons of proportion. From the Egyptian canon to various Greeks, who were fascinated by the athlete. This is the type of strong, healthy male, who was excellent at gymnastics and skilled at the handling of weapons of war. The modern idea of proportion comes from the interpretation of an obscure passage of Vitruvius. It is said, that the height of a figure is eight heads or ten faces, that the width is equal to the dimensions of the outstretched arms and that the figure may be placed in a circle of which the center corresponds to the navel.

Leonardo da Vinci demonstrated Vitruvius' ideas on proportion in the well-known double figure of the man within the square and circle. Leonardo also indicated many other proportions of the body within his drawings.

Joseph is very comfortable and knowledgeable of the human anatomy that he paints without the use of models. His work is completely dedicated to the figure, where he captures the beauty of the human form.

He takes many liberties with his paintings by the way he distorts the human form in order to create and achieve the intensity that you feel by viewing one of his paintings. Joseph's figurative images vary based on his paintings techniques.

Joseph Capicotto has introduced a series of landscape paintings to his repertoire of work. His landscape paintings especially display a sensitive eye for colour and a synchronization of design. Joseph's trees, skies, and rivers form an exquisite harmony of tender hues, moving shapes and pattern. The atmospheric effects express a delicate, and dreamy mood present in all his paintings.

Joseph's paintings are not loaded with social messages and symbolism, or Surrealism, which was a technique used to demonstrate the artists imagination. The understanding and the study of the anatomy and the landscape are evident in the paintings of Joseph Capicotto

Having graduated from York University in Toronto, Joseph has enjoyed a successful career as a freelance artist specializing in pastel portraits and fresco murals. He has developed and refined a versatility of styles ranging from classical realism to impressionism. Examples of his work can be seen in many public buildings throughout the greater Toronto area

- Rocco Pannese