Henry Hudson (artist)
Henry Hudson (born 1982, Bath) is a British artist based in London.[1] His series was presented in Sotheby's, as each plasticine painting was sold, according to the New York Times . After spending time in the Congolian forests he decided to dedicate his 2016 Sotheby's S2 show to jungle paintings made of plasticine.
Biography
Hudson grew up in Yorkshire and attended Ampleforth College. He graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in 2005 after taking a foundation degree at Chelsea College of Art and Design.[1] His father is sculptor, Richard Hudson.[2]
Artwork
Hudson makes paintings, sculpture, etchings and performance based work. For the past seven years, his medium of choice has been plasticine.[3]
Hudson was described by Richard Dorment, art critic of The Daily Telegraph, as an "astonishing young painter".[4] Notable collectors of his work include Marc Quinn, Robert Hiscox, Jay Jopling, Mario Testino, Tim Jeffries, and Mark Hix.[5]
Hudson has had numerous solo and group shows in London, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, Paris, New York, Miami and Milan at venues including TJ Boulting (formerly Trolley Gallery), Sir John Soane's Museum, 20 Hoxton Square, F2 Gallery, Christie's, 33 Portland Place, Fine Art Society and as part of the Hiscox Collection.[3]
Accident
On July 2013, Hudson was onboard a light aircraft headed to eastern Gabon that successfully crash-landed in the Northwestern Congolian lowland forests, not far from the forest-savanna mosaic. The expedition crew, made of four, all survived. Wreckage of the plane was later reported to be seen by David Attenborough in the BBC Africa series, while filming episode three throughout the Congo Basin. Hudson then developed an obsession with this part of the jungle, as he tracked many miles to be rescued by Congolian army men. In 2014 he returned to crash site with a bag of ayahuasca, to be influenced fully by the surroundings. Later he painted it all at his studio in Roman Road, London.
Currently
In April 2015, Sotheby's published a feature on Henry Hudson in coordination with his show at Sotheby's S|2 Gallery titled, Henry Hudson: The Contemporary Artist's Progress - The Rise and Fall of Young Sen."[6] In an essay about Hudson Nimrod Kamer described him as a 'champagne fascist'. In 2015 he was extensively interviewed by GQ Magazine, with Dylan Jones describing Hudson as an 'iconic' artist."[7]
In a speech in Ann Arbor in June 2015, Hudson spoke about the fine art establishment, saying "The art world cabal is out to get me. They are unanimous in their hatred towards me. I welcome their hatred and wear their loathing with pride."
Hudson currently lives and works in London.
See also
References
- 1 2 "TJ BOULTING - Artists". tjboulting.com.
- ↑ "In the February issue: Henry Hudson's art exhibition". Tatler. 2005-01-01. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- 1 2 "About - Henry Hudson". henry-hudson.com.
- ↑ http://www.cosalondon.com/events_detail.asp?id=147
- ↑ "Henry Hudson at Villa Elia". thethinkingtraveller.com.
- ↑ Bound, Robert (2015-04-01). "Lay It On Thick" (PDF). Fabien Fryns Fine Art. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
- ↑ http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainment/articles/2015-04/22/henry-hudson-interview-with-dylan-jones-gq-icon
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||