RENATO CASARO art

Biography

Renato Casaro * 1935 in Treviso/Northern Italy.

Graphic apprenticeship.

At the age of 17 first commissions for cinema-decoration in change for free tickets.

At the age of 19 moving to Rome - 1 year of work as voluntary at Studio Favalli.

At the age of 21 opening of his own studio in Rome becoming the youngest movie-painter in Italy. First commissioned poster for the German movie TWO BLUE EYES.

1965 first international success with the worldwide used keyart for Dino de Laurentiis’s THE BIBLE and first billboard on Hollywood’s Sunset Boulevard.

In the following years working with the big names of the movie-scene: Leone, Lelouch, Coppola, Petersen, Bertolucci, Rosi, Besson and the Studios in LA.

From 1979 numerous exhibitions and awards like „Best keyart“ 1988 in US for THE LAST EMPEROR or in 1991 for DANCES WITH WOLVES, just to name a few.

1985 invitation to lecture ISTITUTO EUROPEO DI DESIGN, Rome/Italy

1988 Honorary citizen of his home town Treviso/Italy and holder of the medal TOTILA

1988 Honorary member of the Advertising-Association, Venice/Italy

1992 Holder of the Medal „The iron mask“ of the city of Turin-Pinerolo/Italy for

„30 years of life for movies“.

Since 1988 first paintings of his cycle PAINTED MOVIES including INVITATION, 100 YEARS OF FILM, PARADISE VIEW

Since 1985 regularly educational trips in Americas West on horseback for the cycle GOING WEST and to african countries as to study African Wildlife for his Cycle AFRICAN IMPRESSIONS.



Awards

1980 Award „Cinema and Society“ for merits in film
1984 Award for best Movie-Poster in Italy RAMBO I
1987 Award for best Movie-Poster in Italy
CHRONICLE OF A DEATH FORETOLD (Liburna d’oro - Golden Laurel)
1988 Award for best Movie-Poster in USA: THE LAST EMPEROR
(Key Art Award)
1988 Award for best Movie-Poster OPERA (CIAK D’ORO)
1988 „Honorary citizen“ of his home town Treviso/Italy
1988 „Honorary membership“ of ASSOCIAZIONE PUBBLICITARI, Venice
1989 Gold medal A LIFE FOR FILM of the Italian Minister of Education, Rome/Italy
1991 Double Award for best Movie-Posters THE SKELTERING SKY and NIKITA (Promo immagine cinema)
1991 Best Movie-Poster THE SKELTERING SKY (CIAK D’ORO)
1992 Award for best Movie-Poster DANCES WITH WOLVES (JUPITER)
1992 Award „MASCERA DI FERRO - 30 years of life for movies“
City of Turin-Pinerolo/Italy



Exhibitions

1979 Ministery of Education of the City of Genova/Italy with exhibition
„Cinema on the wall“
1984 „Salon des Illustrateurs“ - Paris/France
1986 200 original-paintings for Movie-Posters
GASTEIG- KULTURZENTRUM, Munich/Germany
1988 200 original-paintings for Movie-Posters „Pinacoteca Civic Museums
LUIGI BAILO, Treviso/Italy
1988 Itinerant Exhibition in German cities, starting at
„Städtische Galerie“, Rosenheim
1990 „Städtische Galerie“, Rosenheim/Germany
1992 PAINTED MOVIES Gallery Arpè, Cannes/France
1992 RENATO CASARO „30 Years life for film“ Pinacoteca
Turin- Pinerolo/Italy
1992 PAINTED MOVIES Gallery Osper, Cologne/Germany
1993 PAINTED MOVIES, SPIEGELSAAL BAYERISCHER HOF, Munich/Germany
1993 PAINTED MOVIES , Gallery Arpé, Cannes/France
1993 Congresscenter, Wiesbaden/Germany
1993 BECK FORUM, Munich/Germany
1994 HAUS DER KULTUREN DER WELT, Berlin/Germany
1994 PAINTED MOVIES, Gallery Arpé, Cannes/France
1994 PAINTED MOVIES, Gallery Piper-Heidsieck,
San Francisco- Napa/USA
1994 PAINTED MOVIES - ARCADE GALLERY MUNICH PARK HILTON
1995 Gallery Littmann, Basel/Switzerland
1995 Collective-Exhibition Poster-Museum, Zürich/Switzerland
1995 PAINTED MOVIES, Gallery Asbaek, Copenhagen/Denmark
1995 Culturcenter CA’LOZZIO, Oderzo/Veneto/Italy
1996 Hotel HILTON, Reno/USA - 1st Exhibition „African Impressions“
1996 Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome/Italy - „100 Years of Film“
1996 PAINTED MOVIES, Gallery Arpé, Cannes/France
1996 PAINTED MOVIES, Gallery Fryns, Marbella/Spain
1996 ARCADE GALLERY in MUNICH PARK HILTON
1997 AFRICAN IMPRESSIONS Sands Expo-Center, Las Vegas/USA
1997 Art Expo, New York/USA
1997 Cinema-Congress, Baden-Baden/Germany
1997 AFRICAN IMPRESSIONS, ARCADE GALLERY in
MUNICH PARK HILTON/Germany
1997 Cinema Expo, Amsterdam/Holland
1997 Galerie t’Kunsthuis van den Oosten „Wild in de Natuur“, Enschede/Holland
1997 Städtische Galerie „Aukloster“, Monschau/Germany
1998 Westfalenhalle Dortmund/Germany AFRICAN IMPRESSIONS
1998 Opening-celebration of the new Fair in Munich/Germany,
Hall ART AND CULTURE

1998 RAI CENTER, Amsterdam/Holland
1999 Galeria Municipial de Exposiciones, Marbella/Spain
1999 Palacio de la Merced - Cordoba/Spain
1999 Galerie ‘t Kunsthuis van het Oosten „Wild in de Natuur“,
Enschede/Holland
2000 Art-Forum, Castrop-Rauxel/Germany
2000 VENATORIA, Madrid/Spain
2001 „The Italian Western“ Madonna di Campiglio/Italy
2001 Fabien Fryns Gallery - Contemporary Art, Marbella
2001 „Heavens Gate“ Gallery, Marbella
2001 VENATORIA, Madrid/Spain
2001 Kunsthuis van den Oosten - Wild in de Natuur, Enschede/Holland
2001/02 Gallery DIE MUSCHEL, Swakopmund/Namibia
2002 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund/Germany

Movie art:

http://www.casaro-renato-art.com/temas/index.html


Painted movies:

http://www.casaro-renato-art.com/pm/frapm1.html


African impressions:

http://www.casaro-renato-art.com/afri/fraai1.html


Oriental:

http://www.casaro-renato-art.com/oriental/marco.html


Andalucian:

http://www.casaro-renato-art.com/andalucian/marco.html


Books:

http://www.casaro-renato-art.com/books/books.html


Portraits:

http://www.casaro-renato-art.com/port/frapor.html


Murals:

http://www.casaro-renato-art.com/mural/framural.html


Prints:

http://www.casaro-renato-art.com/artprints/fr_artprint.html

Great Effort

Link 1

Link 2 - Just type Casaro in the "Poster Artist / Grafiker (last name only)" box.