Marcos Marin (September 12, 1967 ) is a Brazilian painter-sculptor artist installed in Monaco, expert in optical art.
His portraits, whether they are paintings or sculptures, are easy to recognize at first glance.
Born and raised in São Paulo, Marin initially pursued a career as a pianist.
Marin came to France to study music in Angers.
Marin came into contact with Victor Vasarely while working as an assistant to a printmaker in Montmartre, He met gallerist Delphine Pastor at Art Basel in 2004.
He exhibited a portrait of Grace Kelly at her gallery that was acquired by the New National Museum of Monaco.In 2007, under the patronage of Pierre Cardin, he took up a residency at Château de Lacoste.
His first project was a series of portraits of classical musicians for Pierre Cardin's Festival de Lacoste.