Javier Marín, the most important Mexican sculptor of the guild

In almost 30 years of experience, the Michoacan sculptor Javier Marín He has managed to become one of the most recognized creative scene in our country. During this period, it has made more than 90 individual exhibitions and more than 200 collective samples on the five continents.

In 1980 it began His visual arts studies at the San Carlos Academy where he presented his first collective exhibition in the National Hall of Arts of the House of Culture of Morelia, Michoacán. However, this would only be the beginning of his success, since in 1990, after seven years of having finished his studies, he presented his first solo sample at the Carrillo Gil Art Museum of Mexico City. In this exhibition, the predominant material was mud, although it was only proven of what the creative would have to show us.

The sculptor has put the name of Mexico at the top.Héctor Velasco Facio

Despite being a consolidated sculptor today, his first samples exhibited pictorial and graphic work, however, through experimentation with the mud he conceived his first three -dimensional pieces. Subsequently, The bronze monopolized his attention and created some of his most famous works in himalthough in recent years, due to its playful and tireless personality, it has exceeded traditional techniques and has used in its resin of polyester resin mixed with organic materials (some examples could be tobacco, earth, seeds or flower petals, among others).

The Mexican sculptor Javier Marín is one of the most important in the guild worldwide.ALLAN FIS / Courtesy of the Art Museum of the Americas

In this last year, the series of colossal heads, various works in the Piazza Badia Delle Sante Flore and Lucilla in Arezzo, Italy and also presented his book Javier Marín. 3 in 3.