Oskar D'Amico

Oskar Maria D'Amico (February 22, 1923 – May 3, 2003) was an Italian artist. He is considered a Nomad artist because of his ability to work in various styles. He had three major periods in his artistic life: Figurative, Materic and Geometric. He also was an outstanding art director for more than 75 epic movies.

D'Amico had a very outgoing personality. He was a non-conformist, which was reflected in his work throughout his life. D'Amico was born in Castel Frentano, Italy, a small village in Abruzzo. At a young age, he felt he had to leave and dive into the big world. After being a seminarist with the Salesiani during World War II, he left Naples, where he studied architecture, and began a great adventure in Rome.

D'Amico was active in Rome, Naples, Lanciano, Cisterna, Milan, Gallarate, Turin, Zagreb, Paris, Toulouse, Melun, Carennac, Maubeuge, Madrid, Barcelona, Zaragoza, Budapest, Győr, Mexico City, Cuernavaca, Morelia, Toronto, New York City, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Denver, Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Socorro, between 1943 and 2003.