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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
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| 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 |
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