Arte y cultura

Jorge Marín (México, 1963) is one of the greatest exponents of figurative contemporary art in Mexico. His career has been multifaceted, which has allowed him to cover different disciplines and work with different materials - such as ceramics and resin-, however after a long and meticulous search, he chose to use bronze as a distinctive sign, which was ideal so that the hands and feet of Jorge Marín (Mexico, 1963) is one of the greatest exponents of contemporary figurative art in Mexico. His career has been multifaceted, which has allowed him to cover different disciplines and work with different materials - such as ceramics and resin-, however after a long and meticulous search, he chose to use bronze as a distinctive sign, which was ideal so that the hands and feet of his characters, as well as the textures of feathers, veins and fabrics, acquired the perfection of living matter. The plastic work of Jorge Marín has won wide recognition nationally and internationally. He has ventured into different sculptural dimensions from miniature to monumental sculpture. In the public space, it has generated an unprecedented dialogue between the work of art and the viewer, who complicit in a spontaneous and playful game, appropriates a pair of wings and coexists with his fantastic characters. During his career, which amounts to 25 years of work, he has participated in more than 260 collective and individual exhibitions. The book "is the editorial record of the project of monumental sculptures that Jorge Marin has developed in some sites of our entity. Following the features of each space, the artist was inspired and conceived a work capable of representing the essence of each place and the character of its people." --Page [10].