Marcus Glenn Art

Art Brokerage specializes in the original artwork of Marcus Glenn. Artist Marcus Glenn was born in 1968 in Detroit Michigan.

Marcus credits his artistic skills as God given ability and studying artists such as Picasso, Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden, Benny Andrews and Ernie Barns. In 1988 at the age of twenty Marcus participated in his first public art exhibition hosted by Gerald Marant Gallery along with former Detroit Pistons player John Salley. The group exhibition featured nationally known artists Annie Lee, Carl Owens, and Gilbert Young. Glenn became the first African American and the youngest cartoonist in the Detroit News. As a free-lance cartoonist his comic strip “Double Trouble” was published daily in the News and ran for 3 years. In 1988 Marcus was commissioned by Daimler Chrysler to paint a mural. Later that year, he was commissioned by renowned restaurantuer, Patrick Coleman, for a mural. In 1999 he was featured in a group exhibition hosted by Daimler Chrysler. As an artist, Marcus is known for his use of bright colors, and his expressive use of papers and fabrics, crating a msterful textured collage effect. Glenn's figures are animated and mannerists in approach, often stretching and twisting into impossible positions. Marcus Glenn also has created a unique form of combining painting with sculpture to form a bas-relief effect. He calls this style “Flat Life” and has been developing the idea for more than a decadeMarcus is considered one of the most exicitng of a new breed of young African-American artists to emerge in recent years. His work deals with issues that continue to fascinate him, like the creative process of making art; the solitary experience of the artist, the dialog between art and the viewer, (Marcus will often incorporate the works of other artists into his imagery); and music, mostly Jazz.