Manuel Marín

MANUEL MARÍN (Cieza, Murcia, 1942 - Málaga, 2007).
Untitled, c. 1980.
Polychrome iron. Unique piece.
Attached certificate of authenticity issued by Mrs. Monika Rabassa, widow of the artist.
It has very slight wear.
Signed.
Measurements: 44 x 55 x 30 cm.
This mobile metal sculpture reflects the consolidation of his artistic language. The use of primary colors is not merely decorative, but organizes the structure and reinforces a sensibility close to neoplasticism. The pieces seem suspended in the air, maintaining a precarious balance that turns the space into an active part of the work. Although the influence of Alexander Calder can be perceived in the conception of movement, Marín develops here a more introspective proposal, based on subtle tensions and controlled rhythms.
Manuel Marín began in the world of bullfighting at the age of ten and made his debut in a bullfight at sixteen. However, at twenty he decided to move to London, where he began working in an art gallery and discovered his vocation for sculpture. There he met the British artist Henry Moore, who incorporated him as an assistant in the creation of his bronze sculptures. In 1964 he moved to New York, where he worked as an art restorer before founding his own gallery, The American Indian Art Gallery, which had among its clients figures such as Warhol, Basquiat, De Kooning and Keith Haring. Fascinated by mobile sculptures, he began his own production in 1969 and the following year held his first exhibition at the Alan Brown Gallery in Scarsdale. Since then, his work has been exhibited in New York and in countries such as Canada, Italy, Mexico, China, Puerto Rico, Japan and Spain. He currently has public monuments in the United States and Spain, and his work is part of international collections, having been recognized by both critics and the public.