Richard Hudson works with organic shapes. He wishes to imbue a feeling of balance and harmony on the encounter with his art. Hudson works in the crossroads between traditional sculpture and a formal language inspired by great modernists like Henry Moore, Jean Arp and Constantin Brânçuși. His trademark is to stretch the motifs almost to the breaking point of abstraction, but at the same time keep the reduction at bay so that the figurative never letsgo completely. Most of his works are done in polished and brushed steel, but he also works in bronze, marble, and wood.

Marilyn Monroe is a typical work by Hudson and has been made in several versions. The soft organic lines and the voluptuous, exaggerated, and bombastic figure of the sculpture reflects a traditional femininity. The simple and elementary shapes resemble ancient depictions of the female body as a symbol of fertility. Venus of Willendorf, a palaeolithic miniature created about 29 000 years ago, is a natural reference. She has exaggerated breasts and stomach, short arms and legs, and her head is left without a face. In Hudson’s sculpture, the arms and head are missing, while the essence of the female body remains: the curves of the hips, stomach, and breasts, which are also extremely exaggerated. As the title reflects, the sculpture is the essence of the film star Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962), one of the greatest sex symbols of our time. Her entire personal life was laid bare for the public. Hudson was present at the inauguration of the park and stated that everyone think they know Marilyn, but when looking at her closely, you will discover that all you see is your own reflection. In other words, we don’t really know Marilyn, only our own perception of what we believe her to be.