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FASO Collector Recommends: James Giaccio
Biography
“Art is the highest form of hope.” (Gerhard Richter)
James Giaccio is an interpretative representational painter. Mostly self-taught, his visual style has been developed through practice and dedication. He works in a variety of media across a range of subject matter, with a sustained interest in the natural world guiding his art.
After careful consideration of subject and composition, Mr. Giaccio selects a medium that can best support his vision. Preferring watercolor for still life, floral and figurative work, he applies fine detail, charged areas of saturated color, and generous glazing - all supported by heavyweight Arches paper - to lend depth and vibrancy to the image. In the process he moves the work somewhat away from the lightness and transparency often associated with watercolor.
Mr. Giaccio’s approach to landscape painting moves in a different direction. Here, with his focus removed from the close at hand and directed toward the expanse and variable light of land, sea and sky, he seeks a less detailed, more tonalistic depiction of the subject. The atmospheric and abstract aspects of the genre are indulged, and to this end he finds oil, painted on linen panel, and pastel, drafted on sanded paper, the more effective means.
Born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey, Mr. Giaccio displayed an interest in fine art and a talent for drawing and painting from an early age. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from New York University, he attended Parsons School of Design in Manhattan to study commercial art. He enjoyed early success as an illustrator, with portraiture and editorial illustrations appearing in various publications. His portraits were often purchased by their subjects after publication.
Over time Mr. Giaccio came to find illustration unfulfilling, so he chose to put his art career on hold. He then joined a family business outside the arts, attendant to the needs of raising a family of his own. However, his interest in fine art and desire to paint never subsided, and in recent years he returned to his easel in earnest.
James Giaccio lives with his wife Carolyn in Summit, New Jersey, and dedicates most days now to painting in the comfort of his home studio. He is represented by Galaray House in Lexington, Massachusetts, and the Geary Gallery in Darien, Connecticut.
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