John Hudson

Artist Statement

In the past 3 years, my work is exploring the ways to communicate and draw emotion through painting - creating tension between tranquility and disruption / uncertainty and resolve / the familiar and the unfamiliar. These works are simultaneously personal by the use of various, connecting narratives and metaphors and at the same time leave an element of mystery and discovery.

In this discovery of communication and emotion, exploring different materials plays a role in conveying my philosophies. The past couple years, I’ve been using fiberglass and resin - naturally these mediums create a great deal of inconsistencies and adds to the narrative. The resin can evoke tranquility and yet become disruptive - also creating the perfect and the imperfect, in the quest for balance and resolve. Coming from a graphic designer background, I like to use visual information from everyday life to add to the narrative - this could be in the form of words, reproductions of paintings, personal drawings, geometric/organic shapes and more.

This latest series of works takes references from the natural world - seeking to create a mystical experience using roses to draw on communication and emotion. In these works, I’m infusing narrative, language and inner visions of tranquility and disruption through abstract notations. All becoming metaphors of life experiences, exploring structure and meaning.