Alfredo Marín Carle

short work description:

Marín-Carle’s current work is a reflection of his search for serenity and inner peace. The work has been highly influenced by his visits to the La Cloche Mountains in recent years. The natural beauty and serenity that the area exudes is a great source of inspiration for this work. The essence of the natural aesthetics of the region is portrayed in mostly abstract form, speaking to the consciousness of our being rather than simple visual observation.

Web page: http://marincarle.com

E-mail: amarin@comcast.net.com

Phones: 765-282-5634 / 765-730-5637

bio

Alfredo Marín-Carle was born in New York City in 1949. At the age of ten, his family moved to Puerto Rico. There he spent his childhood until he was drafted into the U.S. Army in which he served for three years, one of them as a mortar platoon squad leader in Vietnam. After the war, he went back to Puerto Rico where he studied at La Escuela de Artes Plasticas del Instituto de Cultura de Puerto Rico. In 1976 he transferred to Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan where he earned a bachelor’s of fine art in painting in 1978. After a few years working in advertising, Marín-Carle began his graduate studies at The University of Notre Dame earning his master’s of fine art in 1984.
Marín-Carle has been teaching in Indiana, first at IVY Tech College in South Bend, from 1980 until 1985, and later at Ball State University, from 1985 to the present. During this time he has pursued careers as a professor of design and graphics and as an artist. His work has been exhibited in one-man and collective shows, receiving numerous awards and recognitions. Marin-Carle's work may be found in both private and public collections throughout the United States and Latin America.

Alfredo Marín-Carle lives in Muncie, Indiana with Patricia Marin his wife of 21 years.