THE PRINCE
“As a young man today living in this epoch, I have nothing to identify with.
From the moment I was born to now, I went from extreme masculinity being demanded from me (as a young boy), to this ‘masculinity is bad and everything virile is old-fashioned’ attitude that became trendy by the time I became a man. This neo-puritanism is so extreme right now. It’s suffocating seeing people disengaging from true curiosity about themselves. I worry about people from my generation becoming parrots, repeating quotes and statements that someone else wrote and thought for them. And somehow, they still manage to believe they’re free.” – Nuno Roque on gender-bending in ‘The Prince’ works.
This work integrates an Identity-themed series of performative self-portraits.
Chromogenic print on photo paper.
Edition of 5 + 2 AP.
ArtistNuno RoqueTypePhotographyYear2015Dimensions175.3 x 121.3 cm / 69 x 48 inchesProductionLa Mafia Dell'Arte
'I was raised as a girl. I had long hair and my ears pierced.So for me mixing masculine and feminine is just natural.'
Nuno Roque
'I was raised as a girl. I had long hair and my ears pierced.So for me mixing masculine and feminine is just natural.'
Nuno Roque
– Nuno Roque, “Comics Overdose von Nuno Roque”, Schnappschuss Magazin (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), November 2016, Iss. 56, pg. 30-33
– Edgar B. Bryand, “Conozcan a Nuno Roque”, Ulisex! MGZN (Mexico), July/August 2015, Iss. 110, pg. 68-77
– “Disney Gone Wild! Pop Artist Nuno Roque Questions Gender Stereotypes With Moustached Snow White”, Buzzfeed (USA), May 2015
Artwork by Nuno Roque Shot by Marianne Katser Lights by Jethro Massey Make-up by Lexi DeRock.
