Bryce Hudson (March 29, 1979,

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) is a Moroccan-American Neo-plasticist (De Stijl) painter. Hudson's early geometric paintings explore race and stereotypes through means of the Geometric abstraction style. Later in his career, influenced by the theories of

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the paintings and wall sculptures referenced abstracted architectural and spatial elements. His

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combines movements in art history such as

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and

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. Along with contemporaries Pierre Clerk and Ilya Bolotowsky, Hudson works within a small set of artist working within the Neo-Plastic style - not adhering to strict rules, but exploring the depth and future of geometric abstract art.

Life

Bryce Hudson was born in

and adopted into an American family as an infant. He studied painting, psychology, and sculpture at

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School of Fine Art. In a 1999 exhibit at the Speed Museum, he explored mixed-race and psychological influences of race and

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in contemporary society.

Notable exhibits, awards, and medals

* 1999 – Beyond The Walls - Speed Art Museum, Louisville KY. * 2006 – Contemporary Geometric Abstraction - Mason Muir Fine Art,

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, Georgia * 2007 – Finding Family - 21c Museum Hotel, Louisville, KY * 2008 – Neue Perspektiven in der Malerei (New Perspectives in Painting) -

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, Beijing, China * 2010 – Embracing Ambiguities – California State University, Fullerton, California * 2011 – Art Taipei – Taipei, Taiwan * 2012 – Thomas More College –

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, Ohio * 2012 – Koru Contemporary – Hong Kong, HK * 2012 – East African Art Biennale – Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa * 2014 – Art Miami – The Duane Reed Gallery * 2015 – Koru Contemporary Art Center – Hong Kong, HK

Life

Notable exhibits, awards, and medals

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