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imagination. Marin is known to intentionally leave marks on his sculptures with his fingers or palette knife, as opposed to smoothing them over. A distinguishing feature of his work is that they lack proportion and exaggerate features such as the lips. Due the lack of perfectionism, his images are meant to focus on the more gritty side of the human condition. His vague titles are intentional, so that viewers may find interpret the sculptures themselves. Marin believes that it is important to keep diversity in the facial features, since his goal is to convey humanity as a whole and not one specific individual. His sculptures are colored with clay and water to help give them a more naturalistic, earthy texture.
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Like his sculptures, his fiber works are about the process more than the final work. His tapestries explore the deconstruction and reconstruction of material. The tapestries, are composed of images made from molds containing traits from the entire process of creating the mold such as a shoeprint left
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24 figures made from polyester resin, varying in colors and mounted on the side of the wall. No larger than three feet. Made with polyester resin and lost wax bronze containing Marin's marked signature of leaving marks and prints in his work so the viewer can almost see the process behind how it
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In his early works, Marin's utilized clay from traditional, pre-colonial sources, including Oaxaca and Pátzcuaro. In addition to using indigenous materials, he worked with early sculpting methods such as lox-wax casting. He does not use models for reference, thus, his works are created from his
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National Museum of Korea showing off Marin's interpretation Pre-Hispanic Mexican symbols. Sculptures were cut up with wire and attached to a stone that represents circular continuity. The piece is seen a as a representation of pre-Columbian history and the type of rituals they
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Zacatecas. Made with Bronze, wood and gold leaf, the piece has 12 choir chairs and the 12 apostles depicted in a prismatic orientation. This piece is seen as one of his more noteworthy works.
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Pieces were broken rearranged and put back together with iron wire. The intent was to allow viewers to see what materials were used and how they're used.
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2020 - Terreno Baldío
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2018 & 2019 - Javier Marín San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego Museum of Art
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Shull, Jodie A (2016). "Portrait of
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Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau by the Queen of Netherlands (2009)
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