Eric Hudgins...
When I was a sophomore in high school, I discovered I had a knack for drawing interweaving patterns and shapes with simple roller ball pens and mechanical pencils. My complex illustrations and imagination continued to evolve throughout high school as they were fueled by my intense interest in the early nineties alternative music scene. Within a couple of years of school, I found my creative side suffocated within the confines of a dead-end factory job earning just enough cash to keep me coming back day to day for nearly ten years.
In 2008, with the downturn of the U.S. economy, I decided to take the opportunity to flee the factory, and make an attempt to find success as an artist. I began teaching myself oil, and for the first time, began working on canvas. Within just the past two years, I’ve made enormous leaps and bounds in the evolution of both my technique and subject matter. Hopefully, I will continue to improve in my style and build a successful career from my work.
My paintings have a sort of surreal overtone to them which reflects the time in which we live. In particular, my work has a tendency to focus on the interaction between modern technology and the natural world around us that has existed much longer than we have. My current work focuses on the overall concept that there may come a day when technology is viewed almost as natural as nature itself. I believe that if we are not very careful, we will lose our way and forget where it is that we have come from, if we haven’t done so already. The intent of my work is to blend these ideas with various abstract elements and occasional op-art influences while continuing to challenge the viewer's imagination.
In 2008, with the downturn of the U.S. economy, I decided to take the opportunity to flee the factory, and make an attempt to find success as an artist. I began teaching myself oil, and for the first time, began working on canvas. Within just the past two years, I’ve made enormous leaps and bounds in the evolution of both my technique and subject matter. Hopefully, I will continue to improve in my style and build a successful career from my work.
My paintings have a sort of surreal overtone to them which reflects the time in which we live. In particular, my work has a tendency to focus on the interaction between modern technology and the natural world around us that has existed much longer than we have. My current work focuses on the overall concept that there may come a day when technology is viewed almost as natural as nature itself. I believe that if we are not very careful, we will lose our way and forget where it is that we have come from, if we haven’t done so already. The intent of my work is to blend these ideas with various abstract elements and occasional op-art influences while continuing to challenge the viewer's imagination.
RESUME
- March 2011 - Everything But The Kitschen Sync Group Show - La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles CA
- January 2011 - Surreal Salon Group Exhibition - Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge LA
- May 2010 - Solo Exhibition - Wug Laku's Studio and Garage, Indianapolis IN
- April 2010 - Featured Artist - Bluecanvas Magazine, Print
- March 2011 - Everything But The Kitschen Sync Group Show - La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles CA
- January 2011 - Surreal Salon Group Exhibition - Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge LA
- May 2010 - Solo Exhibition - Wug Laku's Studio and Garage, Indianapolis IN
- April 2010 - Featured Artist - Bluecanvas Magazine, Print