Selected Universal Portals by Cody Hudson

Clothbound foil-stamped hardcover6.5 in. x 9 in. | 16.51 cm. x 22.86 cm.176 pages Through the arrangement of peculiar abstract symbols and brightly colored shapes, Cody Hudson’s art hints at a profoundly insightful approach to seeing. The Chicago-based artist and designer evokes the natural world through his work, forging a transcendent and mysterious visual space. In Selected Universal Portals, Hudson’s second book of art, he has assembled dozens of works completed between 2014 and 2023. The collection includes paintings, sculptures, and large-scale site-specific installations and murals informed as much by his interior reflections as by his external surroundings. The combined works embrace a strong sense of narrative yet retain a sensation of mystery. The compositions point to a deep phenomenology, often using unusual and overlapping shapes, inverted and cropped symbols, and brightly colored forms that build into a contemplative set of images, confessional responses to ongoing meta