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Richard Hudson (born 1954, Yorkshire, United Kingdom) is a British Sculptor whose organic sculptures are shown internationally and collected widely.
Biography
He began working with sculpture at a relatively late age after many years of traveling. He is best known for his work in polished mirrored steel, bronze and marble with a number of Monumental works on public display.
His "work on the female figure but has of late worked with an abstract expression. His soft lines and voluptuous, nearly bombastic style combined with inspiration from Modernism’s great names like Henry Moore, Jean Arp and Constantin Brancusi rocketed his career forward."
His son, Henry Hudson, is also an artist.
Artwork
"Richard Hudson has a directly hands-on relationship with the materials he uses and in his approach to the organic form. This considerable skill makes him one of the few sculptors of his generation able to execute traditional sculpture within the world of contemporary visual arts," states curator Christian Dominguez.
Hudson's sculptures often are formed from iconic abstractions of the female form. One of Hudson's well known sculptures is of Marilyn Monroe. He stated, "Line is the most important thing to me, the continuity of it ... I like sculptures that flow." Ana Pettus commissioned a Marilyn Monroe sculpture.
Exhibitions
- 2013 Monumental Sculptures Al Fresco at Great Fosters, UK
- 2013 Judge For the Royal College of Art Sculpture Competition
- 2013 The Art Rio, International Art Fair, Lemos de Sa Galeria de Arte, Brasil
- 2013 Art International Istanbul, Turkey, Leila Heller Gallery NYC, USA
- 2012 Beyond Limits, Sotheby's Chatsworth, UK
- 2012 Art Hong Kong, F2 Gallery, HK
- 2012 Monumental Sculptures Al Fresco at Great Fosters, UK
- 2012 Rarity Gallery, Mykinos, Greece
- 2011 Beyond Limits, Sotheby's Chatsworth, UK
- 2011 Art Hong Kong, F2 Gallery, HK
- 2011 Monumental Sculptures Al Fresco at Great Fosters, UK
- 2011 Rarity Gallery, Mykinos, Greece
- 2010 Beyond Limits, Sotheby's Chatsworth, UK
- 2010 Monumental Sculptures Miami Basel, Gary Nader Gallery, USA
- 2010 Estampa, Madrid, Spain
- 2009 Beyond Limits, Sotheby's Chatsworth, UK
- 2009 F2 Gallery, Beijing, China
- 2009 Art Miami, Olyvia Fine Art, USA
- 2008 Beyond Limits, Sotheby's Chatsworth, UK
- 2008 Art Miami, Olyvia Fine Art, USA
- 2008 F2 Gallery, Beijing, China
- 2007 International Asia Art Fair, F2 Gallery, HK
- 2007 F2 Gallery, Hong Kong Contemporary Art Fair, Hong Kong
- 2007 F2 Gallery, Beijing, China
- 2006 Fabien Fryns Fine Art, Malaga, Spain
- 2006 City of Leeds, Public Exhibition, UK
- 2005 Hamiltons Gallery, London, UK
- 2005 Goss Gallery, Dallas, USA
- 2005 Sculpture nominated for 2012 Olymplics, Madrid, Spain
- 2005 Ayuntamiento De La Villa De Fuenlabrada Madrid, Spain
- 2004 Esbaluard. Museo D, Art , Modern Contemporani de Palma Mallorca, Spain.
- 2004 Palm Beach Art Fair (Fabien Fryns Fine Art) Florida, USA
- 2004 Museum Palau de la Musica de Valencia, (Public Exhibition), Spain, (Solo)
- 2004 Hamiltons Gallery, London, UK
- 2004 Fabien Fryns Fine Art, Marbella, Spain, (Solo)
- 2004 Exhibition Monumental Sculptures, Don Carlos Hotel Gardens, Marbella, Spain, (Solo)
- 2003 Galeria de Arte Kreisler, Madrid Spain
- 2003 Miart, Fiera di Arte Contemporanea (Fabien Fryns Fine Art) Milan, Italy
- 2003 Estampa (Galeria de Arte Kreisler) Madrid, Spain
- 2002 Aire, Centro Cultural Andratx, Mallorca, Spain
- 2001 Art Expo 01, Galeria Joan Oliver “Maneu” Barcelona Spain
- 2000 Art Obert, Festival Hibritart, Mallorca
- 2000 Espai Galeria D’Art Mallorca (Solo)
- 1999 Espai Galeria D’Art Mallorca (Solo)
- 1998 Galeria Joan Oliver “Maneu|”, Palma de Mallorca (Solo)
Collections
- Lily Safra Collection
- Claudia Schiffer Collection
- Don Pedro Serra Collection
- Sir Jackie Stewart Collection
- Helmut & Dana Swarovski Collection
- Lily Safra Collection
- Claudia Schiffer Collection
- Don Pedro Serra Collection
- Sir Jackie Stewart Collection
- Helmut & Dana Swarovski Collection
- Manolo March Collection
- Jean-Pierre Martel Collection
- George Michael & Kenny Gross Collection
- Jim Mellon Collection
- Tamara Mellon Collection
- SAS Prince Albert II of Monaco Collection
Currently
Hudson currently lives and works in Madrid.