Francisco Arturo Marín (Guadalajara, 1907 - Mexico City, 1979) began his artistic training with painter Carlos Orozco Romero and later studied under León Muñiz and Luis Ortiz Monasterio, where he learned wood carving. He graduated as a medical doctor, an influence that shaped his work, particularly in his representations of the human body, which combined Mesoamerican cultures with abstract art of the mid-20th century.

Throughout his life, Marín created small-scale sculptures, which are present in both national and private collections, as well as monumental works in public squares. Through the depiction of human anatomy, he explored wide, curving forms, creating solid works that address themes of pain and human drama.