JAMES CORDASCO

JAMES VITO CORDASCO, AIA (b:1936, Newark, NJ, USA)
A Contemporary Artist, also an Architect, Professional Planner, Designer and Teacher. He started painting at an early age, and continued to paint throughout his architectural and design career. He was first introduced to art and painting in 1948 as a youngster at the "Newark Museum", and he continued to paint ever since. His architectural schooling was at "The Institute of Design and Construction", Brooklyn, NY, where he was instructed by renowned artists and architects in sketching, perspective and rendering. After passing the architectural registration examination at "Yale University" in 1966, he started his architectural practice, and as an Architect, he designed many buildings of significance in which he endeavored to include art with architecture. With his intellectual knowledge of art and architecture, he was appointed as an Adjunct Professor at the "New Jersey Institute of Technology", Newark, NJ. in the 1970’s.
As an artist, he has found special inspiration in the natural beauty around the areas of his studios in Sarasota, FL and Harvey Cedars, Long Beach Island, NJ. He has also sketched and painted in his travels to Greece, Italy, France and England. His architectural training has given him an eye for design and a sense of beauty which are evident in his paintings. As a contemporary painter, his paintings show a feeling and inspiration suggesting a regions distinctive character and sense of place.