Paco Marcial viewing room

Paco Marcial explores the notions of brutality, beauty, precarity, speed and fantasy in his work through sculptural objects tinged with reminiscences of motorsport racing, verging on oneiric romanticism mostly when he's trying to built his own Maserati.

He was born in Mexico City and received his BFA at Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas ENAP UNAM, in Mexico City. Also he had studies at the Jan Van Eyck Akademie in Maastricht Netherlands. For several years he was Jason Rhoades main assistant.

He is the founder, president, director, team manager, engineer, main driver & mechanic of Écurie Marchal (a philosophical & meta-conceptual racing team of sculptures).

Écurie Marchal was born in Modena Italy in 2008, over the Preda Ringadora right in front of the Palazzo Comunale; that same year it moves to Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg Germany. Later on it was relocated in New York in the former premises of one of the secret buildings of the Manhattan Project. He continues working in New York City.

Sculptures

Dolce color di un Rosso Efesto (2019 - 2020), Aluminum, carbon fiber, epoxy resin, Glasurit HS primer, Glasurit Lamborghini Rosso Efesto + HS UV Karlack, 1960 Braine English oil can, 24 x 13 x 11 in.
Tyre with Rindt (2019 - 2020), Aluminum, carbon fiber, epoxy resin, Glasurit HS primer, Glasurit Canzima Goldenrod Pearl + HS-UV Karlack, 1950’s English BP Special Energol motor oil can, 32 x 14 x 9 in.
Indianapolis dal Canto V (2019-2022), Aluminum, carbon fiber, epoxy resin, Glasurit: HS primer, Maserati Rosso Indianapolis, Karlack; 1962 French Esso Extra Motor oil can 24 x 13 x 10
Dolce Mixiuhcan Fare Niente (2019-2022), Aluminum, carbon fiber, epoxy resin, Glasurit: HS primer, Maserati Blu Nobile, Karlack; 1961 French Total 2 Temps Motor oil can, 25 x 12 x 10 in

Azzurro until The End (2024), Aluminum, carbon fiber, epoxy resin, Glasurit HS primer, Glasurit Azzurro Metallizatto + HS-UV Karlack, vintage telephone, vintage motor magazines, vintage playboy magazine, coffee table, 60 x 31 x 65 in

Azzurro until The End (detail)

Work on Paper

((1) Left, (2) top -right, (4) bottom-right): (1) Sitting on Tyre's watching time go by (2022), Kuretake Zig watercolor markers, graphite, ink on paper 8 x 11 5/8” || (3) In Conversation with Klappstuhl und Fanta (2022), Kuretake Zig watercolor markers, graphite, ink on paper 8 x 11 5/8” || (4) Farbige Fussboden (2022), Kuretake Zig watercolor markers, graphite, ink on paper 8 x 11 5/8” || (5) Under Fina sign (2022), Kuretake Zig watercolor markers, graphite, ink on paper 8 x 11 5/8”