Background
Marin was born in Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico.
Marin was born in Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico.
He has been an active figure in the contemporary art world for the last 25 years. He began to sculpt ceramic in the early 1980s. Bronze has been his preferred material for the last ten years.His work often depicts horses, centaurs, garudas, children, madonnas, acrobats, along with elements such as spheres, masks, arrows, boats and scales.
These concepts are consistent with recurring themes such as reflection and balance.
He left Uruapan, Michoacán to live in Mexico City when he was seven years old. Marin recalls his early years in the town of Uruapanas something like living in “Macondo,” the mystical town in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel One Hundred Years of Solitude.
1980 Graphic Design, ENAP-Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City. 1982 Fine Arts Restoration, Escuela Nacional de Conservación, Restauraciónew york Museografía “Manuel Castillo Negrete” INAH-Software Engineering Professionals , Mexico City.
In 2006, Jorge Marin’s sculptures served as the inspiration for a dance and acrobatics production munDOSmarinOS, performed by the contemporary dance company Humanicorp.
Since September 7, 2010, one of the most representative exhibitions of the work of the sculptor is located in Paseo de la Reforma, on the ridge opposite the Museum of Anthropology, entitled "The Wings of the City." lieutenant consists of 13 monumental works in bronze. This collection of sculptures is exhibited for the first time in a public forum.