Bryce Hudson (March 29, 1979, Rabat,

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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 Geometric abstraction is a form of abstract art based on the use of geometric forms sometimes, though not always, placed in non-illusionistic space and combined into non-objective (non-representational) compositions. Although the genre was popu ...

style. Later in his career, influenced by the theories of

Constructivism Constructivism may refer to: Art and architecture * Constructivism (art), an early 20th-century artistic movement that extols art as a practice for social purposes * Constructivist architecture, an architectural movement in Russia in the 1920s a ...

the paintings and wall sculptures referenced abstracted architectural and spatial elements. His printmaking combines movements in art history such as Minimalism and

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. Along with contemporaries Pierre Clerk and

Ilya Bolotowsky Ilya Bolotowsky (July 1, 1907 – November 22, 1981) was a leading early 20th-century Russian-American painter in abstract styles in New York City. His work, a search for philosophical order through visual expression, embraced cubism and ge ...

, 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 Rabat,

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 identity in contemporary society.

Notable exhibits, awards, and medals

* 1999 – Beyond The Walls -

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, 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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