Juxtapoz Magazine – Radio Juxtapoz ep 047: A Story of “The Uhmericans” with Marcus Brutus

“It’s important to talk about why I make the paintings I do, and why there is a focus on ensuring that within each painting, the black figure is central,” Queens-based painter Marcus Brutus told the Juxtapoz team back in the Spring 2020 Quarterly issue. “However, I don’t want to focus too much on specific histories or specific events because I think it then takes precedence in the conversation around the work. To me, these are really just images of humanity. The only politics about them is the fact that I’ve uniquely used black figures. But they’re just scenes of everyday life, everyday situations.”