Marcos Marin, (born on September 12, 1967) is a Brazilian artist currently residing in Monaco.
During this time, he had a serendipitous encounter with the renowned artist Victor Vasarely while working as an assistant to a printmaker in Montmartre.
Born and raised in São Paulo, Marin initially pursued a career as a pianist.
[2][better source needed] He met gallerist Delphine Pastor at Art Basel in 2004[2] where he exhibited a portrait of Grace Kelly at her gallery that was acquired by the New National Museum of Monaco.
[2] His first project was a series of portraits of classical musicians for Pierre Cardin's Festival de Lacoste.