Designed a pin for the Atelier Bingo co-curated Projects #3 collection with Family Store UK. You can check it out HERE.
ERarth Rise day Dream in Juxtapoz
Juxtapoz showed some images from my recent show at Primary Projects on their website recently. You can check out the full post HERE.
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Earth Rise Day Dream
Primary is pleased to present Earth Rise Day Dream, Cody Hudson's first solo at the gallery and the inauguration of Primary's newly constructed location designed by renowned architects John Keenen and Terence Riley (K/R Architects). Based in the burgeoning Little River neighborhood of Miami, this hybrid exhibition space and private residence will explore modern ideas on the subject of live/work as applied to the context of contemporary art.
The exhibition's title is a combination of two social contributions from the same era. First, a color photograph titled Earthrise, taken from lunar orbit by astronaut William Anders and second, found in the coda of Sugar Magnolia, the song lyric sunrise daydream, written by Robert Hunter for American rock band The Grateful Dead.
In Earth Rise Day Dream, a selection of twenty plus sculptures and paintings, Hudson takes a cue from various schools of alternative thought which include communal processes exemplified at Black Mountain College and ideas found within Stewart Brand's Whole Earth Catalog. Hudson also considers a sphere of influences that include psychoactive plants, DIY warehouse raves, the history of patterns applied to systems of weaving, and a secular but personal look at this world's natural elements.
Jules Olitski describes painting as having mainly to do with color, surface, and shape, but also the difficult task of addressing feelings. Concerning Hudson's execution, his approach is largely meditative, dominated by feeling, powered by a conglomeration of historical references that are transferred from his psyche to each broad field of color on linen.
The aesthetics surrounding the works are realized in part through deconstruction, delivering a version of our landscape through a lens that is graphic in nature. His delicate use of shape and color aims to convey a variety of subtleties such as the search for inner peace, positivity, and harmony.
Complimenting the abrupt transitions between areas of acrylic on canvas, a series of steel sculptures can be found romancing the exhibition space, both in and outdoors. Hudson's metalwork is an extension of his painting practice as well as his life long relationship with processes of design. Made from quarter inch steel, welded, and finally, powder coated, materializing as a psychotropic gesture to Matisse's radical cut-out's. Rising from the concrete, these sculptures affirm Hudson's commitment to form.
Whether it be an additive process of applying paint to woven surfaces or the subtractive cutting away from sheets of steel, Hudson's practice will always observe a broad scope of cultural significance and when it comes to recognizing the purest point of communication, Hudson knows the work has arrived when it can be deemed entirely honest.
Exhibition Duration:
March 30 - April 27, 2019
Primary.
7410 NW Miami Court | Miami | FL | 33150
More Quiet Life lettering...
Quiet Life brought another older script logo i did for them back on some new goods. Check it out…
Newcity Design 50
Honored to be in great company with so many creative folks on the Newcity Design 50: Who Shapes Design “Hall of Fame” list. Check it out HERE and continue to support Chicago design. Thanks Newcity!
Jumbo Mumbo in Chicago
Quiet Life
Always fun to see this older type study i drew for The Quiet Life pop up on clothes…
photography: Dan Monick
Shinola Hotel (and a painting of mine) in Dwell
Shinola Hotel got some more love from Dwell magazine and one of the paintings i did for them made a cameo. Thanks again to Library Street Collective for curating the amazing art collection in the space and congrats to Gachot Studios for the interior design.
Public Land Pots
Painted some pots for the plant based homies at Public Land in Sacramento. Check them out in store or email them at info@publiclandstore.com for more info.
photography: Public Land
Shinola Hotel in Wallpaper*
Cool to see one of the paintings i recently did for the Shinola Hotel lobby pop up on the Wallpaper website. Big thanks to Library Street Collective for curating the amazing art collection in the space and congrats to Gachot Studios for the interior design. See you in Detroit soon…
No.808
Misc drawings and designs (some used and some unused) for the Number 808 store at 66-165 Kamehameha Hwy, Haleiwa, North Shore
Louis Buhl
Recently released 4 new hand pulled screen prints with the friends at Louis Buhl. For more details go HERE.
Tropical Shit
Andrew Rafacz at Untitled Art Miami 2018
UNTITLED. Miami Beach 2018 Dec 5-9, 2018 with Andrew Rafacz Gallery.
Artists included Abdolreza Aminlari, Julia Bland, Caroline Wells Chandler, Cody Hudson
Sonos Studio Visit
After wrapping up designs for a series of holiday wrapping paper for Sonos, they stopped by the studio in Chicago to talk a bit. Old friend Clayton Hauck was there as well and shot some photos while we chatted. You can check out the interview and more photos HERE.
Merge Records Benefit Auction for 350.org
Merge Records and its flagship band Superchunk are presenting their third special vinyl 7” release to benefit charity. Along with the original art, auction winners receive an exclusive clear-black-green swirl vinyl edition of “Our Work Is Done” b/w “Total Eclipse” signed by Superchunk. All auction proceeds benefit Bill McKibben’s 350.org and their initiatives to solve the climate crisis. To bid go HERE.
Bottom Up (Life and Death), 2018
Acrylic on paper
7 x 14 in (17.78 x 35.56 cm)
Courtesy of artist and Andrew Rafacz Gallery
Signed on verso
Chicago Characters Poster
Poster design for the Society of Typographical Arts “Chicago Character” show. They asked 30 chicago folks to do a poster for a letter in the alphabet that corresponds with the name of a person, company or idea from Chicago’s design history. I got the @ so mine was not about a specific person but about the role of social media in today’s design world. So lets try not to get sucked down the digital rabbit hole so much and let’s try to stay as human as possible.
The Jaunt
I recently had the opportunity to go on an amazing trip with The Jaunt to Finca Bellavista tree house community in Costa Rica. I’m back now and am starting to work on some screen prints inspired by the trip. To see more about my trip check HERE and to read more about The Jaunt and the trips they send artists on go HERE.
Photo: Jared Eberhardt
Chicago Characters Reception
A Brief & Incomplete History of Design in Chicago
Thursday, Nov 15, 6-8pm
theMART
222 West Merchandise Mart Plaza
2nd Floor, next to Marshall's Landing
FREE Admission, RSVP
Join us as we reveal a public art project with a focus on Chicago, design, and typography!
Posters by 30 talented Chicago designers, covering topics from A-Z and beyond, installed at Merchandise Mart!
Featuring work by:
Adé Hogue
Alicia Marquez
Bart Crosby
Ben Blount
Bud Rodecker
Carlos Segura
Cody Hudson
Dana Arnett
David Lee Csicsko
David Sieren
Eileen Tjan
Jackson Cavanaugh
Jenna Blazevich
Justin Ahrens
Kira Crugnale
Kyle Letendre
Lisa Armstrong
Liz Kanter
Marcia Lausen
Maria Grillo
Matthew Hoffman
Nick Adam
Renata Graw
Rick Valicenti
Shannon Downey
Sharon Oiga
Shelby Rodeffer
Tanner Woodford
Vida Sačić
Whitney Colley