Overview
More is said by saying nothing.
On of the first Belgian surrealists, Marcel Mariën was known for his poetry, essays, photographs, films, and collages. Never limited to a single medium of artistic expression, he constantly sought new possibilities of creation and artistic techniques and was heavily influenced by Man Ray and Marcel Duchamp.
Biography
There is no object without an image, apart perhaps from the universe, of which one disputes whether it is one or the other, if not both.
After meeting René Magritte in 1937, Marcel Mariën joined the surrealist movement in Brussels. Magritte introduced Mariën to the French surrealist artists Paul Colinet, Louis Scutenaire, René Char, Paul Eluard and Paul Nougé. From an early age, the artist devoted his artistic work to the movement, and is recognized today as an important player for surrealism in Belgium counting numerous solo and group exhibitions worldwide.
Mariën's work is entirely founded on vocabulary and the lexicon, which the artist questions through images and associated objects without hierarchy. His artworks are included in collections of the world’s greatest museums, such as The Royal Museums of Fine Arts, Brussels, The Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Tate Modern, London, the MoMA, New York, and The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, among others.
Works
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Marcel MariënL'air de rien, 1991wooden hammer39.5 x 21.3 x 12.5 cm
15 8/16 x 8 6/16 x 4 14/16 in -
Marcel MariënLa veuve progressive, 1991plastic bust, bra on wallpaper51.5 x 51.5 x 17.5 cm
20 4/16 x 20 4/16 x 6 14/16 in -
Marcel MariënLe surmâle ( Fer à repasser), 1986silver print13 x 18 cm
5 1/16 x 7 1/16 in
passe-partout 30 x 40 cm -
Marcel MariënLe Domicile de l'espérance, 1972wooden chair, stuffed spider, wooden painting on wallpaper123.3 x 129 x 15.5 cm
48 8/16 x 50 12/16 x 6 1/16 in -
Marcel Mariën"La Vie quotidienne" ou “Le génie est facile, 1967found objects on paper38 x 55 cm
14 15/16 x 21 10/16 in -
Marcel MariënL'Esprit de l'escalier, 1949Original black and white analog photograph18 x 13 cm
7 1/16 x 5 1/16 in
Sous passe-partout : 40 x 30 cm
Exhibitions
Publications
News
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From Man Ray to Mariën
Hart Magazine 10.2.2021Nadat MARUANI MERCIER Gallery eerder uipakte met de expo 1986 waarin een overzicht werd geboden van een aantal hippe kunstenaars die in het gezegende jaar...Read more -
Clins d’oeil complices en Facétie
La Libre 3.2.2021Exposition d’envergure muséale, ce délicieux dialogue entre Man Ray et Marcel Mariën nous donne une grande leçon d’affection. Véritablement stimulante, cette présentation célèbre, dans un...Read more -
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L'Echo 3.2.2021Xavier Flament pour L'Echo Il expose Man Ray et Marcel Mariën, mais rien de surréaliste dans la gestion de ses galeries d'art qui ont...Read more
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