Bryce Hudson

Bryce Hudson is a widely exhibited and published contemporary artist living in the United States. The bulk of his work deals with social issues surrounding ideas of race, beauty, gender identity politics and stereotypes in contemporary society. The weapons in his arsenal; bold color, pattern, composition, symbolism and digital manipulation of pre-existing imagery. Hudson's esthetic is inspired by historical art movements; modernism, post-modernism, minimalism, pop, neo plasticism "” yet the work itself is inspired by life in contemporary society.

Hudson works across media. Contemporary abstract geometric paintings "” wherein he explores identity and race through use of color and composition; in recent work he uses architectural photographs and strips them of all context to create dizzying compositions. His digitally manipulated imagery from muscle magazines and beauties in advertising explores society's issues of beauty. To create the Kentucky Gentleman Series he hired an entire theater staff to transform him into serious or comical versions of every race he's ever been mistaken for "” then he photographed himself. He also experiments with pattern and color in ways that present similar issues in either a reductive or visually re...

Kent State University, Kent Ohio USA

Current & Upcoming Exhibitions

2015 – Morean Arts Center – St. Petersburg, FL
2015 – Solo Exhibition of New Works – Brian Marki Fine Art – Palm Springs, CA
2014 – Art Palm Springs – The Duane Reed Gallery – Palm Springs, CA
2014 – Art Palm Beach – The Duane Reed Gallery – Palm Beach, FL
2014 – Art Miami – The Duane Reed Gallery
2013 – New Works – The Green Building Gallery, Louisville KY
2012 - Speed Art Museum - Louisville, KY
2012 - Thomas Moore College - Cincinnati, OH
2012 - Koru Contemporary - Hong Kong, HK
2012 - East African Art Biennale - Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, Africa
East African Art Biennale - Nairobi, Kenya
East African Art Biennale - Kampala, Uganda
East African Art Biennale - Kigali, Rwanda
East African Art Biennale - Bujumbura, Burundi
2011 - Art Teipei - Taipei, Tiawan
2011 - Summer Heat - Land of Tomorrow Gallery
2011 - LoCal Designs, Pattern and Color in Contemporary Art - Zephyr Gallery
2011 - Presentation - The Green Building Gallery, Louisville, KY

Past Exhibitions :: 2010 - 2006
2010 - Embracing Ambiguities - California State University, Fullerton, CA
2009 Solo Exhibition Green Building Gallery
2008 Group Exhibition - The Kentucky...