Center for Creativity and the Arts

Wings of the City

At the heart of the Center for Creativity and the Arts at Fresno State is a commitment to nurturing grassroots talent and providing invaluable hands-on experiences for aspiring artists and curators. Through exposure to art and culture on our campus, students and our greater community can explore new avenues of creativity that will shape their professional trajectories.

That’s why Fresno State is excited to host the Wings of the City exhibit. Featuring five monumental bronze sculptures, Wings of the City allows art to expand beyond the walls of museums and galleries and become embedded into our community. The exhibit promotes art as a universal language and a bond between countries and their people.

Created by Jorge Marín, Wings of the City was originally exhibited in Marín's home country of Mexico. In 2013, it began its journey through the United States, with stops in Texas, Colorado, South Carolina and Southern California.

An intimate moment of absolute compassion and devotion. Two bodies that strive to become one. In this sculpture, a winged man holds a woman who seems to be slipping away from her, as if he's witnessing her last breath from her in a moment of transcendence.

El Abrazo Monumental

2006 | 7.2 x 6.9 x 2.1 ft
An intimate moment of absolute compassion and devotion. Two bodies that strive to become
one. In this sculpture, a winged man holds a woman who seems to be slipping away from her,
as if he's witnessing her last breath from her in a moment of transcendence.

El Tiempo

2010 | 6.0 x 7.8 x 5.5 ft
Observers of this sculpture are left to wonder whether it is building itself or dissolving by its
age. The composition, modeled in Classical proportions, reminds us of archeological ruins;
broken objects that wait for us to tell the story behind them.

Observers of this sculpture are left to wonder whether it is building itself or dissolving by its age. The composition, modeled in Classical proportions, reminds us of archeological ruins; broken objects that wait for us to tell the story behind them.

Part of a series of winged creatures, this sculpture possesses unique characteristics, such as the position of the body, as if captured at the moment it is about to stand and take flight. Upon his head is an aviator's hat; the dream of flying materialized into the human condition.

Bernardo Oriental

2006 | 7.8 x 8.5 x 3.2 ft
Part of a series of winged creatures, this sculpture possesses unique characteristics, such as the
position of the body, as if captured at the moment it is about to stand and take flight. Upon his
head is an aviator's hat; the dream of flying materialized into the human condition.

Equilibrista 90 Monumental

2005 | 3.9 x 1.5 x 4.2 ft
Able to perform actions and movements that seem impossible, this sculpture symbolizes the
perfection of the human body. The mask invites us to project ourselves onto it as it reminds us
of the coexistence between humans and their environment.

Able to perform actions and movements that seem impossible, this sculpture symbolizes the perfection of the human body. The mask invites us to project ourselves onto it as it reminds us of the coexistence between humans and their environment.

The name of this sculpture reminds us of the Perseids, an annual meteor shower named for the constellation Perseus. In this winged being, we might find the delicacy of those meteors, symbolizing a union between heaven and earth, the divine and the human.

Angel Persélidas Monumental

2009 | 8.3 x 8.5 x 2.6 ft
The name of this sculpture reminds us of the Perseids, an annual meteor shower named for the
constellation Perseus. In this winged being, we might find the delicacy of those meteors,
symbolizing a union between heaven and earth, the divine and the human.