Each piece (climbers, Koi Fish, surfers, snowboarders, skiers, etc) are made with volcanic rock, fiberglass, resin, and automotive paint. Climbers are easily adjustable in length, wire measuring 9 feet long! Unique home decor and gift!!
Customizable*** Call/email us about ordering any of his pieces in a different position/color!
Born in Colombia, Marin first received formal art training in the 1980's as the "Bellas Artes" Institute in Manizales, Colombia. He continued to study sculpture at the Luccio Petraglia School of Art in Bogota, where he honed his sculptural proficiency in bronze and steel. Later, South American travel exposed him to rich melting pot of cultural influences that further informed his approaches to color and texture. Marin works now in South Florida, where his work has been featured in design magazines, gallery shows, and prestigious art fairs, and private commissions continue to proliferate.
That his figurative forms are relatively inexpensive encourages and allows collectors to purchase multiple sculptures at a time. For Marin, this achieves his desire to encourage the figures to engage with one another in dynamic groupings that can be arranged and rearranged at will. The shadows thrown off by the glossy little men and women, who alternately squat, leap, lunge, stretch, and perform arabesques, further energize the walls against which they are installed, so that the spatial sum of the parts far exceeds the individual sculptural components.
Artist Statement:
"Since my time in high school, sculpture has been an obsession and a fascination for me. The idea of molding three-dimensional forms, with contour, details, and colors provides me endless creativity. Being an artist sculptor has never been easy. However, I cannot describe the amount of joy, happiness, and peace that I feel when I am sculpting, especially when working on a new idea.
I have developed an affinity for bronze and fiberglass as a medium. Such materials provide me infinite ways to express my ideas, my feelings, my desires, my thoughts, and the challenge of knowing how we, the artists, are very different. That's why I experiment with new techniques and finishes, including chrome, bronze, wood, fiberglass, automotive paint and resin. I have been a recipient of many awards that have set me apart from other sculptors.
My intention is to capture attention of other humans to stimulate a dialogue of love, admiration, knowledge, and feelings for art. My dreams are clear and my most important wish is that my work will bring the same joy and happiness they bring to me. And that other people will love my pieces as much as I do."