Roberto Márquez (painter)

For the hockey player, see Roberto Marquez (hockey).

Roberto Marquez (born 1959) is a painter originally from Mexico. He was born in Mexico City and spent his later childhood in Guadalajara,^[1] where he graduated from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente.^[2] He later moved to Arizona, and then to New York.^[1] His paintings incorporate dreamlike images from literature, Mexican history, and himself. His work is known for its "literary allusions and visual metaphors" and for its frequent references to music.^[2]

Marquez's art has been collected and exhibited in numerous shows in galleries and museums, including the Tucson Museum of Art, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey,^[2] Hirshhorn Museum,^[3] and Mexican Cultural Institute of Washington.^[4] His work is the subject of a 2002 book by Edward Lucie-Smith.^[2][5]

References

1. "St Kilda, and the Mexican wave", The Age, July 19, 2006, retrieved 2011-03-12
2. Caleb Bach, "Painter of Mysteries and Metaphors: Mexican-Born Artist Roberto Marquez Provides New Perspectives on Life's Often Dark Horizons, While Defying Definition" Archived 2018-04-30 at the Wayback Machine , Americas, January–February 2003.
3. "Teatro del Mundo", Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (accessed 2013-12-28).
4. Louise Sweeney, "Mexican Painters New and Old Washington Mansion Becomes Home for Mexican Cultural Institute." Archived 2016-03-08 at the Wayback Machine Christian Science Monitor, July 1, 1990.
5. Edward Lucie-Smith, Roberto Marquez (Art Books International, 2002), ISBN 978-1874044468.