NEWSPAPER REPORTS

Malicious Ladies by Roque
…Do I explain myself: none of his feminine images slide for a moment in vulgarity. Nevertheless, his ladies maliciously play winding positions that work as allusive images of surrealistic typology that escape of the origin, to become a mirror of other allusions: precisely erotic. A gentle game of parts, where passion and intelligence poetically confront.
Francesco Butturini, 1997

Roque, the Mexican Eclectic exhibits in the Castle of Malcesine
Intriguer and encircling exhibit of art among the austere and suggestive walls of the Castle of Scaligero of Malcesine. The assistants during the opening were the General Consul from Mexico in Milan, Luis Foncerrada Pascal and Amelia Lara, Mexican Embassy Cultural Attaché.
Silvano Luchessi, 1998.

The Mexico of Roque becomes an exhibit
“The Roquismo by Roque”, is the title of the painting exhibit. Roberto Roque, the famous Mexican artist, remarkable due to his studies about the interpretation on psychiatric drawings, decided to show an anthology of his own work in Nogara after his success in Milan, Florence, Russia and the United States, where he received an special award in Dallas, Texas.

The Art of South America has conquered the Castle.
In an individual exhibit, the Mexican Roberto Roque, presents around thirty works. “Stares and Remembrances” includes the last twenty years of artistic work. It prevails quarry, sculpted and painted stone plates that have given life to a trend called with his name “Roquismo”. The main topic is woman “ with any doubt, she has been the main character of this century, her conquer will always predominate” Roberto Roque explains.
Giorgio Trevisan, 1998.

…Roberto Roque proposes paintings that seems to be miniature murals; works where feminine figure systematically appear in inviting and suggestive poses. Always in scenery that reminds Latin American painting. Paint over murals and facades of several Mexican buildings.
Giorgio Trevisan, 1998.

Roque with his Mexican magic in an individual exhibit.
In the exhibit at the Palace of Carlotti, the Mexican artist will present a new and amazing pictorial cycle. A sort of sensual and emblematic icon of Eros and Death: the mysterious fascination for women.
L’altro giornale, 1998

Picto Monolithic work by Roberto Roque
In the search of spaces, Roque runs into the rock, into the stone. For him: “rock is like the mother that refers us to the Creation, that refers to the Prehispanic world”. He considers rock as a new form of space conception. The observer is active no passive, the observer goes through the work. With a very personal technique and totally innovative, Roque captures on the four faces of the enormous rock, a wrapping message that concerns everybody: fight for peace, human being integration with Nature and nuclear war threat that drives to the holocaust.
Alejandro Laborie Elias, 1990

Roberto Roque transformed a hinderer stone into art.
The wish to come out from the square to experiment an artistic option of innovative expression, took him to a pictorial work with stones with no modifications. “Sculpting” forms with the magic of sketch and paintbrush, takes him to create a complete work in each stone with images burden of a human and social sense. By the end of 1978, returns to Mexico wishing to produce in his own country, which he deeply loves, a monumental work of stone. The result is a work, which with any doubt praises our cultural and artistic wealth.
Ana Maria Longui, 1990

Ottobre Arte’98 shows three artists in a showcase at Parona.
The charity board “La Genziana” from Parona, has organized this important pictorial review. This initiative wanted to show the most beautiful firms of contemporary paintings. In this days the exhibit has been visited by numerous assistants, showing interest and pleasure for Roberto Roque paintings done with a new 3D formula with quarry and acrylic.

“Roquismo” a new artistic expression.
Maybe, the last pictorial trend of this millenium could be the new plastic creation “Roquismo”. Started by the end of the seventies by the Mexican painter Roberto Roque y Manrique, a conjunction of his last name and the world “roca” (stone in English). In an endless search to express his art, Roque has “invaded” materials, colors, other figures and other spaces to consolidate his feelings. The use of “yute” to provide volume, wood to create forms, cotton cloth and sand to create stages up to the stones and quarrys.
Ramon Rivera Romero, 1995.

Painted stories
Far away from the moment of the pictorial work, Roberto Roque tells stories with each of his paintings. Here is an actress thinking about the characters that she will play; here is a lady playing the cello the whims of Nature and there a sad lady stare at the illusion of the man she loves. Always women in an intimate and pictorial level, they always have taken a very important role in his life.
Jazmin Aburto Z, 1999

	*Malicious Ladies by Roque* …Do I explain myself: none of his feminine images slide for a moment in vulgarity. Nevertheless, his ladies maliciously play winding positions that work as allusive images of surrealistic typology that escape of the origin, to become a mirror of other allusions: precisely erotic. A gentle game of parts, where passion and intelligence poetically confront. *Francesco Butturini, 1997*
*Roque, the Mexican Eclectic exhibits in the Castle of Malcesine* Intriguer and encircling exhibit of art among the austere and suggestive walls of the Castle of Scaligero of Malcesine. The assistants during the opening were the General Consul from Mexico in Milan, Luis Foncerrada Pascal and Amelia Lara, Mexican Embassy Cultural Attaché. *Silvano Luchessi, 1998.*
	*The Mexico of Roque becomes an exhibit* “The Roquismo by Roque”, is the title of the painting exhibit. Roberto Roque, the famous Mexican artist, remarkable due to his studies about the interpretation on psychiatric drawings, decided to show an anthology of his own work in Nogara after his success in Milan, Florence, Russia and the United States, where he received an special award in Dallas, Texas.
*The Art of South America has conquered the Castle.* In an individual exhibit, the Mexican Roberto Roque, presents around thirty works. “Stares and Remembrances” includes the last twenty years of artistic work. It prevails quarry, sculpted and painted stone plates that have given life to a trend called with his name “Roquismo”. The main topic is woman “ with any doubt, she has been the main character of this century, her conquer will always predominate” Roberto Roque explains. *Giorgio Trevisan, 1998.*
	…Roberto Roque proposes paintings that seems to be miniature murals; works where feminine figure systematically appear in inviting and suggestive poses. Always in scenery that reminds Latin American painting. Paint over murals and facades of several Mexican buildings. *Giorgio Trevisan, 1998.*
*Roque with his Mexican magic in an individual exhibit.* In the exhibit at the Palace of Carlotti, the Mexican artist will present a new and amazing pictorial cycle. A sort of sensual and emblematic icon of Eros and Death: the mysterious fascination for women. *L’altro giornale, 1998*
	*Picto Monolithic work by Roberto Roque* In the search of spaces, Roque runs into the rock, into the stone. For him: “rock is like the mother that refers us to the Creation, that refers to the Prehispanic world”. He considers rock as a new form of space conception. The observer is active no passive, the observer goes through the work. With a very personal technique and totally innovative, Roque captures on the four faces of the enormous rock, a wrapping message that concerns everybody: fight for peace, human being integration with Nature and nuclear war threat that drives to the holocaust. *Alejandro Laborie Elias, 1990*
*Roberto Roque transformed a hinderer stone into art.* The wish to come out from the square to experiment an artistic option of innovative expression, took him to a pictorial work with stones with no modifications. “Sculpting” forms with the magic of sketch and paintbrush, takes him to create a complete work in each stone with images burden of a human and social sense. By the end of 1978, returns to Mexico wishing to produce in his own country, which he deeply loves, a monumental work of stone. The result is a work, which with any doubt praises our cultural and artistic wealth. *Ana Maria Longui, 1990*
	*Ottobre Arte’98 shows three artists in a showcase at Parona.* The charity board “La Genziana” from Parona, has organized this important pictorial review. This initiative wanted to show the most beautiful firms of contemporary paintings. In this days the exhibit has been visited by numerous assistants, showing interest and pleasure for Roberto Roque paintings done with a new 3D formula with quarry and acrylic.
*“Roquismo” a new artistic expression.* Maybe, the last pictorial trend of this millenium could be the new plastic creation “Roquismo”. Started by the end of the seventies by the Mexican painter Roberto Roque y Manrique, a conjunction of his last name and the world “roca” (stone in English). In an endless search to express his art, Roque has “invaded” materials, colors, other figures and other spaces to consolidate his feelings. The use of “yute” to provide volume, wood to create forms, cotton cloth and sand to create stages up to the stones and quarrys. *Ramon Rivera Romero, 1995.*
	*Painted stories* Far away from the moment of the pictorial work, Roberto Roque tells stories with each of his paintings. Here is an actress thinking about the characters that she will play; here is a lady playing the cello the whims of Nature and there a sad lady stare at the illusion of the man she loves. Always women in an intimate and pictorial level, they always have taken a very important role in his life. *Jazmin Aburto Z, 1999*