Manuel Marín

MANUEL MARÍN (Cieza, Murcia, 1942 - Málaga, 2007).
Untitled, c. 1960.
Polychrome iron. Unique piece.
Attached certificate of authenticity issued by Mrs. Monika Rabassa, widow of the artist.
It has very slight wear.
Signed.
Measurements: 95 x 140 x 61 cm.
In this sculpture the reference to Calder is unavoidable due to the use of movement and space, although Marín is distinguished by his singular and contemporary approach. During the 60's, Manuel Marín lived a decisive stage of formation and transition towards his artistic career. This became the decade in which he laid the foundations for his entire career as a sculptor.
Manuel Marín started bullfighting at the age of ten and made his debut at sixteen, but at the age of twenty he moved to London, where he worked in an art gallery and turned to sculpture. There he collaborated with Henry Moore as an assistant in the creation of bronze works. In 1964 he settled in New York, where he was an art restorer before opening The American Indian Art Gallery, with clients including Warhol, Basquiat, De Kooning and Keith Haring. In 1969 he began making his own sculptures, influenced by mobile art, and in 1970 he presented his first exhibition at the Alan Brown Gallery in Scarsdale. His work has been exhibited internationally and currently has public monuments in the United States and Spain, as well as being present in collections in different countries.