13 - MANUEL MARÍN (Cieza, Murcia, 1942 – Málaga, 2007).

MANUEL MARÍN (Cieza, Murcia, 1942 – Málaga, 2007). Untitled, c. 1980. Polychrome iron. Ceiling sculpture. One-of-a-kind piece. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Ms. Monika Rabassa, the artist’s widow. Shows very slight wear. Signed. Measurements: 115 x 200 cm. This mobile, designed for the ceiling, demonstrates Manuel Marín’s interest in structural balance and economy of means. The suspended forms, arranged in sequence, create a visual rhythm that enlivens the surrounding space. The influence of Neoplasticism is combined with a greater sense of mass at the base. Thus, the work oscillates between lightness and stability. Manuel Marín began bullfighting at age ten and made his debut at sixteen, but at 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 worked as an art restorer before opening The American Indian Art Gallery, with clients such as Warhol, Basquiat, De Kooning, and Keith Haring. In 1969, he began creating his own sculptures, influenced by mobile art, and in 1970 he held his first exhibition at the Alan Brown Gallery in Scarsdale. His work has been exhibited internationally, and he currently has public monuments in the United States and Spain, as well as works in collections in various countries.