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Dario Campanile is an Italian painter and sculptor currently living and working in the United States. He is known for striking still life paintings as well as abstract explorations of worldly themes and philosophies. Well known works include background artistry for several Hannah-Barbera productions, album covers for the likes of Lee Ritenour and Herbie Hancock , the 75th Anniversary Paramount Pictures logo , and most recently, selection as one of 88 artists participating in a multi-media art exhibition known as: "The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama ."

His works are in public and private collections of such celebrities as Valerie Harper, Herbie Hancock, Carl Weathers and Lynn Stalmaster. Among Campanile's European collectors are Giulio Andreotti, a former Prime Minister of Italy.

Biography
Campanile was born April, 1948 in Rome, Italy. As a self-taught painter, he began working with watercolors and oils at a young age and was influenced by the works of Caravaggio, Magritte, Delvaux and Tanguy, as well as the numerous works of other masters available to him as a child in Rome. He was encouraged to continue developing his work by notables such as Giorgio de Chirico, Salvador Dali and Madame Lucille Duillars and was winning awards and being featured in shows by the age of 19. Campanile first came to the United States in 1973, where his work was so well received that he relocated to California. There he became a well-known Hollywood artist, creating widely recognized album covers, artistry for Hanna-Barbera Productions, and the famous 75th Anniversary Paramount logo, as well as showing in galleries around the world. In 2005, firmly established as one of the major artists of his generation, Campanile settled in Maui, Hawaii. Today he divides his time between California, Hawaii and Italy.

Campanile's work is noted for its intense realism and the sincerity of his surrealistic exploration. His works have been shown in both solo and group exhibitions around the world, most recently as one of the 85 artists chosen for the multi-media art exhibition entitled, The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama.

Artistic Themes and Styles
Campanile is characterized by working in a wide range of mediums and modalities. Terms used to define Campanile’s work have included: classicism, realism, neo-realism, real-surrealism and hyper-realism. These stylistic variations reflect the diverse art forms he pursues, including realistic and surrealistic still lifes, as well as figuratives, abstracts and impressionistic landscapes. He works in oil, acrylics and sculptures in bronze and cast paper bas-relief. Through an extraordinary command of detail and sensitivity to symbolism, he has been commended as the master of capturing the essence of the single moment.

Other Notable Works
Aside from oil and acrylic artistry and sculptures, Campanile has worked in the mediums of background artistry for animated T.V. series, album covers, book covers, film posters, logo designs and the creation of short films as well. The following represents a sampling of these works.

Background Artistry for Popular T.V. Series

 * 1) The Transformers: The Movie (1986) (background art director) ... aka "Transformers: The Movie" - USA 	(DVD box title)
 * 2) "Jokebook" (1982) TV series (background artist) (1982)
 * 3) Heidi's Song (1982) (background artist)
 * 4) "Space Stars" (1981) TV series (background artist) (1981)
 * 5) "The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang" (background artist) (13 episodes, 1980-1981)
 * 6) Greece Is the Word (1981) TV episode (background artist)
 * 7) Science Friction (1981) TV episode (background artist)
 * 8) Gone with the Wand (1981) TV episode (background artist)
 * 9) It's a Jungle Out There (1981) TV episode (background artist)
 * 10)  The 20,000 Drachma Pyramid (1981) TV episode (background artist) (8 more)
 * 11) "The Flintstone Comedy Show" (background artist) (1 episode, 1980) ... aka "Bedrock Cops"
 * 12) USA (segment title)... aka "Captain Caveman"
 * 13) USA (segment title)... aka "Dino and Cavemouse"
 * 14) USA (segment title)... aka "Flinstones Funnies"
 * 15) USA (rerun title)... aka "Flintstone Frolics"
 * 16) Europe (English title)... aka "Pebbles, Dino and Bamm Bamm"
 * 17) USA (segment title)... aka "The Flintstone Family Adventures"
 * 18) USA (segment title)... aka "The Frankenstones"
 * 19) USA (segment title) RV Fever/Birthday Boy/Clownfoot/Fred Goes Ape/Flying Mouse/Ghost-sitters (1980) TV episode (background artist)
 * 20) "Casper and the Angels" (1979) TV series (background artist) (1979)
 * 21) "The New Shmoo" (1979) TV series (background artist) (1979)
 * 22) Scooby-Doo Goes Hollywood (1979) (TV) (background artist)
 * 23) "The Super Globetrotters" (background artist) (13 episodes, 1979)
 * 24) The Super Globetrotters vs. Attila the Hun (1979) TV episode (background artist)
 * 25) The Super Globetrotters vs. Merlo the Magician (1979) TV episode (background artist)
 * 26) The Super Globetrotters vs. Bullmoose (1979) TV episode (background artist)
 * 27) The Super Globetrotters vs. Transylvania Terrors (1979) TV episode (background artist)
 * 28) The Super Globetrotters vs. The Time Lord (1979) TV episode (background artist)
 * 29) (8 more)
 * 30) "The World's Greatest SuperFriends" (background artist) (8 episodes, 1979)
 * 31) The Planet of Oz (1979) TV episode (background artist)
 * 32) The Superfriends Meet Frankenstein (1979) TV episode (background artist)
 * 33) Terror at 20,000 Fathoms (1979) TV episode (background artist)
 * 34) Universe of Evil (1979) TV episode (background artist)
 * 35) The Lord of Middle Earth (1979) TV episode (background artist)
 * 36) (3 more)
 * 37) "Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo" (1979) TV series (background artist) (unknown episodes)
 * 38) "Scooby's All Star Laff-A-Lympics" (1977) TV series (background artist) (1978)
 * 39) aka "Laff-A Lympics" - USA (segment title)
 * 40) aka "Scooby's All Stars" - USA (new title)
 * 41) aka "Scooby's Laff-A Lympics" - USA (new title)
 * 42) "Galaxy Goof-Ups" (1978) TV series (background artist) (1978)
 * 43) "Godzilla" (1978) TV series (background artist) (unknown episodes, 1978-1980)
 * 44) aka "Godzilla Super 90" - USA (new title)
 * 45) aka "The Godzilla Show" - USA (new title)
 * 46) "Yogi's Space Race" (1978) TV series (background artist) (1978)
 * 47) "Jana of the Jungle" (1978) TV series (background artist) (unknown episodes, 1978)

Album Covers

 * "6 String Theory " - Lee Ritenour; Concord Records


 * “Earth Run” - Lee Ritenour; GRP Records


 * “Harlequin ” - Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour; GRP Records


 * “On the Line ” - Lee Ritenour; J.V.C. Records


 * “Man Child ” - Herbie Hancock; Columbia Records


 * “Skylark” - Skylark; Capitol Records


 * “Perigeo” - Perigeo; RCA Records - Rome, Italy


 * “Playing to Win” - Little River Band; Pasha Records


 * “Vices ” - Kick Axe; Pasha Records


 * “East of Eden’s Gate” - Billy Thorpe; Pasha Records

Book Covers
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 * “The Image” - Charlotte Paul; Warner Books
 * “Dead and Buried” - Chelsea Quinn Yarbro; Warner Books
 * “The Next” - Bob Randall; Warner Books
 * “Croatoan” - Harlan Ellison;Fantasy and Science Fiction Books
 * “Stone” - Edward Bryant; Fantasy and Science Fiction Books

Logo Designs

 * Paramount Logo for 75th Anniversary
 * Pasha Records Logo

Film Posters

 * “Where Time Began” ; International Picture Show Co.


 * “Dead and Buried” ; Producers Sales Organization

Galleries, Exhibitions and Public Collections
The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama - worldwide

Lahaina Galleries – Hawaii, California, Oregon

Windsor Fine Arts – New Orleans, LA

Borsini-Burr – Montara, CA

Andre Balyon Gallery – Carmel, CA

Andrea Smith Gallery – Sedona, AZ

Klaudia Marr Gallery — Santa Fe, NM. April 23 - May 1st 2010

Brukenthal National Museum — Sibiu, Romania. May 18th - July 18th, 2010

Chloe Fine Art — Napa Valley, CA. August, 2010

San Antonio Museum of Art — San Antonio, TX. March 12 - June 26, 2011

Publications
The Art of Dario Campanile: Living in Constant Motion

Perceptions of Reality: The Paintings of Dario Campanile