Alberto Rocco - The Dawn

This work is part of a series dedicated to the subject of the horse, created by a group of leading artists including Alberto Rocco, Kurt Mair, Mario Gambaro, Stefano Marvulli, and Paolo Bottega. A noble animal, a symbol of beauty and harmony, the horse has repeatedly been a prominent subject in the history of art. Since the 14th century, its presence has always been obligatory in battle scenes or equestrian monuments, and for painters and sculptors, depicting it with anatomical precision and naturalistic rendering has been a challenge.

Alberto Rocco is an artist known for inventing the engraving technique known as "Maniera Nera," of which this print is a superb example. This technique, as we can see in this work, gives the subjects an almost photographic effect, making them seem to emerge from the darkness thanks to a bright, warm, and enveloping light (despite the use of black and white). Thus, Rocco interprets the theme of the horse as the vision of a race in the first light of dawn, through which the animals emerge in an extremely evocative blurred patina.

Alberto Rocco was born in Rome in 1935. A painter and printmaker, he began his self-taught career as an engraver in 1957, experimenting with all engraving techniques before finally settling on the Black Manner. His corpus of engravings consists of over 435 plates. His works generally depict still lifes and landscapes. He has participated in the following national events: 5th Biennial of Contemporary Italian Engraving “City of Campobasso” 2008; 6th International Biennial Award “Leonardo Sciascia amateur d'estampes”, Milan 2008/2009; Graphics and Ex Libris, Casale Monferrato (AL) 2011; 1st Biennial of Italian Engraving Carmelo Floris, (Purchase Award), Olzai (SS) 2012/2013. In 2008 he held a solo exhibition at the Galleria Fogolino in Trento. He has also participated in the following group exhibitions: Anime della maniera nera, Biella 2008; Nero assoluto, Turin 2008; Sincronie dissonanti, Almese (Turin) 2008; Grafica oggi. Viaggio nell'Italia dell'incisione, Turin 2011. His works are present in public and private collections in Italy, France, Germany, the United States, and South Africa.

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