Marcos Marin

Marcos Marin is a Brazilian artist born in Sao Paulo, his artistic experience begins as a virtuoso pianist. He is well known as a great Master of Op’Art movement for his optical portraits, great public historical iconographic monuments, portraits of presidents, royal families with an enormous achievement of worldwide works of art all throughout his 40-year career.
The artist is truly dedicated to incorporating his moral and humanistic values into his creations, and is firmly anchored in human relations through charitable and environmental projects. A dedicated supporter of the Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco throughout the world, Marín is also actively involved with Fight Aids Monaco led by Princess Stephanie, the Friends of Lebanon Association in Monaco, and the Brazil Monaco Project, just mentioning a feel.
The didactic vocation in his art is reflected in his historical iconographies, such as the collection of monumental sculptures, ‘A tribute to the great masters of music’, chaired and curated by Pierre Cardin, his Patron for 15 years, ‘Mediterranean Mythologies and realities’; ‘Ball in Art’ – a 4,000 m2 installation on the theme of football curated by Helena Kraft in Moscow and presented in its latest edition at the National Museum of Astana in Kazakhstan; and the current vast exhibition ‘State of Grace’ depicting the friendships and family of Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco.
Fulfilling their dual social objectives of providing instruction and touching emotions, Marín’s works tell their stories marking events in history to a broad audience through travelling exhibitions, and are perpetuated in national public monuments.