Hal Marcus was born in 1951 in El Paso, Texas. His interest in painting began in high school and developed into a life-long passion of the arts. His sense of color originated from the influences of Mexico where as a child he accompanied his grandmother on weekly visits to the Juarez market.
His early paintings were colorful expressions of a cubistic world of shapes within shapes. His art started to reflect the environment in which he lived. The people, streets and mountains began to show up in his works of art, and made people proud of their community along the border. Marcus began to publish cards, posters and calendars which he sold door-to-door. These works became cultural icons for the community.
Many of his best known works express local and global themes derived from his experiences. Hal Marcus' self-taught folk-art style has become main stream in the isolated art community along the Rio Grande.
His entrepreneurial pursuits have led him to collaborate with hundreds of institutions creating images for worthy causes. Marcus has been the recipient of many honors including being inducted into the El Paso Artists Hall of Fame and serving on the Advisory Board of the El Paso Museum of Art.
His works are found in numerous public, private and corporate collections throughout the world.
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