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David Glenn

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Mixed media on canvas David GlennIn Veiled Silence, David Glenn explores the suffocating weight of emotional concealment. A fragmented figure emerges beneath dripping layers of gold, white, and ash—simultaneously revealed and erased. The face barely surfaces, as if trying to speak through the paint but continually being silenced by it. Glenn confronts the expectations of appearance and performance—what we’re allowed to show, and what must stay hidden. The turquoise garment suggests fragility, while the vertical streaks above it imply repression masquerading as beauty. This is not a portrait. It’s a confession. Veiled Silence is about what happens when you’re told too often to “calm down,” “smile more,” or “be okay.” Glenn pushes back, giving form to the unspoken. The result is haunting, raw, and defiantly unresolved. — In *Veiled Silence*, David Glenn examines emotional concealment through a fragmented figure layered in gold, white, and ash—revealed and erased at once.
The barely surfacing face and turquoise garment evoke fragility, repression, and the demand to appear composed.
**24" × 24", mixed media on canvas**

In The Watcher, David Glenn confronts the unrelenting gaze of society, embedding a hyper-realistic eye within a storm of chaotic brushstrokes. The swirling colors represent internal unrest—expectations, judgment, and the relentless noise of performance. The eye stares back at the viewer, challenging their complicity.This work isn’t meant to comfort; it’s meant to disrupt. Glenn channels his own sense of exposure and alienation, turning personal anguish into a confrontational visual dialogue. As he puts it, “If you don’t feel a little uncomfortable, you’re not really seeing it.” — In *The Watcher*, David Glenn confronts society’s unrelenting gaze through a hyper-realistic eye amid chaotic, swirling brushstrokes.
The work implicates the viewer, turning personal exposure and alienation into a deliberately unsettling visual exchange.
**24" × 24", mixed media on canvas.**

In *Music Man*, David Glenn translates sound into pure visual energy through jagged lines, kinetic forms, and clashing color.
The work isn’t about a musician—it is the music itself, loud, messy, and alive **24"x24" Mixed Media on canvass.**

In Hidden Torture, David Glenn layers radiant gold and white over a fractured inner world.
The work exposes the tension between surface beauty and buried pain, asking what we choose to hide behind brilliance. 36"x24" Mixed Media on canvass.

In Man in Fracture, Glenn explores identity splintered by experience through expressive, emotionally charged strokes.
The fractured form and intense gaze evoke inner conflict, vulnerability, and the slow pull toward healing. 8'x9 1/2" Chalk on paper.

In *Red Dot with Dying Flowers*, David Glenn explores quiet decay—beauty in the moment it begins to fade.
A lone red dot anchors the work with urgency as wilting florals and a nearly erased figure suggest emotional suspension and impermanence.

In San Francisco, David Glenn captures the city’s kinetic pulse through layered reds, sharp whites, and bold black lines.
Rather than a literal view, the work evokes ambition, diversity, and constant motion—chaotic, creative, and alive.

In Rocket Girl, David Glenn offers a haunting meditation on childhood innocence burdened by violence.
The weaponized backpack becomes a stark symbol of war’s silent toll on the most vulnerable. 24"x24" Oil/Acrylic on canvas

About David Glenn

Modern | Contemporary | Video | Abstract | Portraiture

David Glenn is a contemporary artist whose work delves into themes of healing, human evolution, and emotional resilience. Drawing from his own experiences with trauma, David creates richly layered paintings and multimedia works that reflect both personal struggle and the transformative journey of recovery. His art also explores his deep connection to nature, reflections on climate change, and views on politics, music, science, and technology.

Blending modern and abstract styles with emotional depth, David’s work is both visually arresting and conceptually powerful. Whether through painting, video, or portraiture, each piece invites viewers into a dialogue about the human condition, encouraging reflection, empathy, and hope.

David’s creative path began at UCLA, where he studied art history and fine arts. He continued his artistic development while living and working in Europe, later studying filmmaking at the San Francisco Film School. His documentaries have earned awards, and his academic background includes a master’s degree in psychology, specializing in somatic and expressive arts—a unique foundation that informs the emotional resonance of his work.

David’s art has been exhibited in respected galleries in Beverly Hills, Malibu, and San Francisco, and is held in private collections across the U.S.

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