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Mar c usVi ni c i usDePaul ai saBr az i l i anAmer i c ans c ul pt or bas edi nNewYor k . DePaul a’ spr ac t i c ec ent er sonex pl or i nghi si dent i t yasa c hi l dofi mmi gr ant sf r om Br az i l ,wi t haf at herwhohasgone f r om as mal l t owni nSãoPaul ot odi r ec t i ngmi s s i onst oMar s atNASA.Hi sf at her ' sc ar eerhashi mr ef l ec tont her el at i v e pl ac eofhumani t ywi t hi nt hehi s t or yofear t handt heuni v er s e. Thes t oneandl i ghts c ul pt ur esMar c usf abr i c at esbl end anc i entmat er i al swi t haf ut ur i s t i cv i s i on,br i dgi ngt hepas twi t h t hepr es entashei magi nesr el i c sf r om anot herwor l d. Mar c usVi ni c i usnameshi ss c ul pt ur esaf t ermoonsofSat ur n, f or msatonc eal i en,y etf ami l i ar ,i nt i mat i ngk nownobj ec t sbut whol l yuni queunt ot hems el v es ;t hei rt i t l esappr ox i mat e pl ac esofor i gi nasmuc hasas pi r at i onal des t i nat i ons .De Paul aus est hi snar r at i v et oengenderadi s c us s i onof humani t y ’ sf r agi l i t yandl egac y .TheCOVI D19pandemi ci s ani nes c apabl ec ont ex tf ort hec r eat i onofs omeoft hes e wor k s-s omepi ec eswer ec r eat edwhi l et hear t i s tl i v ed nomadi c al l ydur i ngt hepandemi ci nr emot el oc at i onsac r os s t heUni t edSt at es .
MARCUSVI NI CI USDEPAUL A Theus eofv ol c ani cr oc k ,gr ani t e,andal abas t er ,s omeasol d asonebi l l i ony ear s ,al s of or c esanac k nowl edgmentoft he ageandl ongev i t yoft hes emat er i al si nper s pec t i v ewi t h humans ' t i meonear t h.Thes eemi ngl yi nt er mi nabl el engt hof t her ec entpas ti sgi v enc ont ex ti nhowDePaul ac ombi nes t heanc i entandt het i mel es s ;t het ec hnol ogi c al l yadv anc ed LEDl i ght sandhandbl ownneongast ubesmel ds eaml es s l y wi t hs t oneast hought heywer ef or meds i mul t aneous l yand notmani pul at edbyt hear t i s t ’ shandandmi nd. Wi t hi nt hes emat er i al s ,Mar c usembedsl i nesofl i ght t hr oughoutt oc as tanet her eal ot her wor l dl i nes s .Aswi t ht he s t one,hehandc r af t st hes eel ement shi ms el ff r om neongl as s andr es i n,whi c hi l l umi nat et hemi ner al i t ywi t hi nt hes t onesas s wi r l sofi nt er s t el l armat t er .Byc ont r as t i ngc l as s i c al s t ones wi t hc har gednobl egas s esandbr ut al i s tc y ber punkaes t het i c , t hemonument al wor k sbegi nt ot r ans c endt er r es t r i al not i ons oft i me. DePaul ac ons i der shi swor k smaquet t esunl i mi t edi nt hei r pot ent i al s c al e,i nf or medbyt hes oar i ngBr ut al i s tand Moder ni s ts t r uc t ur esofhi spar ent s ’ nat i v eBr az i l .Asat een
v i s i t i nghi sgr andpar ent s ,Mar c uswoul dr i det hebusf orhour s ar oundRi oDeJ anei r ot oabs or bt hec i t y ’ sv i s ual c ul t ur e, s uppl ement i nghi spar ent s ’ s har edmemor i eswi t hs ens or y i mmer s i on.Byi nc or por at i ngt hos eex per i enc esi nt ohi s pr ac t i c e,DePaul anav i gat eshi sev ol v i ngr el at i ons hi pwi t h t hather i t age. Mar c usVi ní c i usDePaul ai saBr az i l i anAmer i c an mul t i di s c i pl i nar yar t i s tbor ni n1986i nCal i f or ni a.Hehas des i gnedwi t hl i ghtf orov er15y ear sac r os st heat er ,f i l m,and l i v eper f or manc e.Hehasl edc r eat i v edi r ec t i onanddes i gnf or i nt er ac t i v ei ns t al l at i onsatSout hbySout hwes t ,ont ourwi t h i ndi er oc kbandRaRaRi ot ,andf ormul t i pl epr oduc t i onsat t heEdi nbur ghI nt er nat i onal Fr i ngeFes t i v al .DePaul a’ s s c ul pt ur eshav ebeenex hi bi t edatt heSal onAr t&Des i gnFai r ( 2024) ,Lov eHous e( 2025) ,Bur ni ngMan( 2022) ,Ver s o ( 2023) ,Dav i ds onGal l er y( 2022) .
Coeus ,2026 I t al i anSt at uar i oMar bl e, ar chi t ect ur albr onz e,L ED 5x5. 5x49i n
As t er i a,2025 Bl ackI t al i anMar bl e,Bl ueL ED,Acr yl i c 54x8. 5x8. 5i n
T hei a,2026 Bl ackI t al i anMar bl e( Ner oFos s i l e) , Gol dL eaf ,War m Whi t eL ED,Acr yl i c 54x8. 5x8. 5i n Edi t i onof6
( l ef t )Aegaeon,2021 Res i nandL ED 29x6x9. 5i nches ( r i ght )Di one,2019 I t al i anal abas t erandt r i phos phorcoat edgl as s f i l l edwi t har gonandmer cur y 21. 5x6x6i nches
Pr i mor di al s ,2025 I t al i anal abas t er ,r es i n,L ED 54x9. 5x9. 5i nches
( r i ght )Aci dGr eenMi r r or Gl as s ,t i n,s i l ver ,epox y,s t eelbas e 32x24i n Cer es ,2020 Ut ahbl ackl avar ock( Scor i a) andr es i nbackl i twi t hL ED 19x19i nches
l apet us ,2020 Mai nebl ackgr ani t eandr es i nbackl i twi t hL ED 19x17x7i n Edi t i onof6
Mi mas ,2019 I t al i anal abas t erandt r i phos phorcoat ed gl as sf i l l edwi t har gonandmer cur y 10x5x6i nches
T et hys ,2019 I t al i anal abas t erandt r i phos phor coat edgl as sf i l l edwi t har gonandmer cur y 26. 25x5. 75x6i nches
T i t an,2022 Zi mbabweanbl ackgr ani t e, acr yl i c,s t eel ,L ED 120x60x48i n Edi t i onof3
Er ebus ,2024 I t al i anAl abas t er ,L ED,Acr yl i c 20x10x4i nches
Encel adus ,2020 Sout hAf r i canWonder s t oneandt r i phos phor coat edgl as sf i l l edwi t har gonandmer cur y 12. 75x4. 75x11. 25i n Edi t i onof6
I O Pr i me,2025 Romant r aver t i ne,L ED,acr yl i c 72x19x14i nches
( l ef t )Ves t a,2021 Ut ahbl ackl avar ock( Scor i a)and r es i nbackl i twi t hL ED 19x17x7i n ( r i ght )Rhea,2021 I t al i angr eenmar bl eand acr yl i cr odbackl i twi t hL ED 12x6X12i nches
Gl aci er I t al i anal abas t erandgl as s f i l l edwi t har gonandmer cur y 6x24x11i n
HL X1,2022 Res i n 40x80x2i n Edi t i onof6
NGC 2787 Res i n 40x40x2i n Edi t i onof6
For naxA,2022 Res i n 40x40x2i n Edi t i onof6
As hMi niPar abol a,2025 Res i n 12x12x2i n
Gr eyMi niPar abol a,2025 Res i n 12x12x2i n
Fi r eMi niPar abol a,2025 Res i n 12x12x2i n
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