Born in Michoacán in 1962, Mexican artist Javier Marín has exhibited internationally in over 100 solo exhibitions and 200 group shows. His work conceives an integral human being through analysing the construction and deconstruction process of three-dimensional forms through sculpture, drawing, photography, textiles, graphics and 3D printing. Though often paradoxically abstract, he is best known for his figurative sculpture.

Direct clay modelling and freehand drawing are central to his practice and highlight his technical virtuosity. He works with traditional materials — such as terracotta, cast bronze, wood and marble — and also contrasts materials such as polymers and organic elements like seeds, salt, meat, and tobacco, focusing on visible traces of process and third-party intervention. He has also ventured into architecture, designing Plantel Matilde in Yucatán, where he applies the principles of his artistic approach.

He leads an active social practice through the Javier Marín Foundation, the Fábrica de San Pedro Cultural Center in Uruapan, and Barro de Sac Chich in Yucatán, fostering dialogue between traditional processes and contemporary creativity.

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