THE ART OF DANIEL MARIN
About
Creating under the conceptual moniker Department M, Daniel Marin’s paintings bring together elements of pop, abstraction, street art, carpentry and décollage, depicting colorful and surreal moments in time. Marin sources imagery from magazines, comic books, newspapers and many other forms of media, blending features from each to craft the images in his work. Each piece is created using a layering approach made up of steps of silk-screening, freehand painting, hand cut stenciling and collage work, producing impactful compositions built on the artist’s patience and pleasure. A self-taught artist from Miami, FL, Marin’s work portrays engaging scenes with underlying stories and hints of both humor and tension, all left for the viewer to piece together.
Artist Statement
My art is a depiction of how I see the world - the chaos, the passion, the humor and more, all contrasting and harmonizing within a single space - a canvas. I started out doodling, eventually trying to emulate my idols who dominated comic book art in the 80s and 90s - I eventually taught myself graphic design, and drove myself to embrace as many styles of art as possible in order to push my own artistic essence in the direction of fusing both contemporary and classic techniques into my work. The pieces I create are essentially stops along a journey - each one represents a lesson learned, and those learnings carry over into the next piece. And like all journeys, the trip itself is the purpose, not the destination - so a style is only momentary.
Professional Experience: Shows & Features
March 2022
SuperFine Art Fair Miami Beach 2022 – Miami Beach, FL
Featured Exhibiting Artist - https://www.superfine.world/miami-beach
January 2022
uCurate.com Inaugural Launch
Featured Artist - https://ucurate.com/collections/daniel-marin
November 2021 Saatchi Art - The Other Art Fair: Virtual Editions Featured Exhibiting Artist - https://fair-app.theotherartfair.com/global-edition/artspaces/barker_hangar/app.html?fair=73§or=83&exhibition=8271830&t=1647480837424 Curator’s Pick: https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Curator-s-Picks-The-Other-Art-Fair-Global-Virtual-Edition/1586325/639245/view?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2313
October 2021 Lumas Gallery - New Artist Featured in Autumn 2021 Magazine & Slate https://img.lumas.com/fileadmin/magazin/202102/Autumn_2021_ArtMagazine_EN_mitPreisen/?#page=1 https://www.lumas.com/artist/daniel_marin/
April 2021 Featured Artist in UK’s Artist Talk Magazine, Art in Isolation edition http://www.artisttalkmagazine.com/issue15
September – October 2020
2020 4th Biennial Visual Impressions Juried Show
Ryan James Fine Art (Gallery) – Seattle, WA
https://www.ryanjamesfinearts.com/call-to-artists
September 2020
Living Artist Collective – ‘Open House Show’ – Seattle, WA
https://www.livingartistscollective.com/open-house-show
July 2020
OutsiderArtMagazine.com
Featured Artist in Issue Four: https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1810094
July 2020
Seattle City Light Collection
Seattle Office of Arts & Culture
Artwork (link) selected for the Seattle City Light civic art collection
September 2019
Shunpike Storefronts, Seattle, WA
Featured Artist – September 2019 through January 2020 - https://storefrontsseattle.com/
June 2019
GROSS Magazine // RELISH – Travelling Art Program, Seattle, WA
RELISH Seattle Show – Featured Artist: Catalog
June 2019
Seattle Art Post, Seattle, WA
Featured Display Artist: June - https://www.instagram.com/p/Byp7vBqghWw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
March 2019
Artist Trust, Seattle, WA
Artist Trust 2019 Benefit Auction: Space & Time - http://www.artisttrustauction.org/
http://www.artisttrustauction.org/art-preview2019#/art-preview/artwork19/
October 2018
Site:Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Mixed Media Show – Press Release & Catalog
September 2018
Seattle Art Post, Seattle, WA
Featured Artist - https://www.instagram.com/p/BnXGHWNg2GF/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
April 2018
Bemis Arts, Seattle, WA
Spring Art Show - http://www.bemisarts.com/spring-2018-art-show
February 2018
Contemporary Art Gallery Online
2018 "ALL Paintings" Art Competition – 8th Place https://www.contemporaryartgalleryonline.gallery/2018-all-paintings-winners