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Byron King
 
 
About the Artist

Artist Statement:

I feel it’s my role as an artist to continually redefine myself, and in doing so question my reality and the status quo. My current project is investigating current trends in fashion and design, and trying to provoke dialogue with the viewer about how we as a culture perceive imagery. How we often times accept popular imagery without asking what the imagery actually means.

I am personally affected very deeply by the war in Iraq. Having joined the U.S. Army after 911 after living as a resident in Brooklyn, NY for several years, I often times question our involvement in the war and would like to shed light on issues regarding my culture and global policy, if only to reinforce my personal engagement and obligation to the soldiers who have died while serving my country.

My work uses imagery specific to what I’m investigating and will change according to each project. I am concerned with apathy in my life and in our culture and how that affects us on a daily basis. I find it interesting to make work that is iconic and symbolic and at the same time can be perceived many ways. The end goal for me is to attempt to have a conversation about real issues that we all are experiencing personally and politically in order to engage thought and action.

 
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SPC #CCCC66

2007
bic pen on paper
6''x8''

When SPC Teddy #CCCC66 decided to rejoin the Army, he didn’t tell his wife until the morning he went to take the physical. At the age of 42, he was worried he’d fail and hadn’t wanted to get his hopes up. But the mechanic, who stayed fit playing church basketball, passed and was in the Middle East within months. Teddy , 42, of Florence, Ark., was killed Feb. 6 in a roadside explosion. www.TrophySoldiers.com

Petty Officer #FFCCCC

2007
bic pen on paper
6''x8''

While aboard the USS Denton, Petty Officer #FFCCCC got a lesson in Dan Read’s kindness. “He knew that my wife and I were broke and she couldn’t send very many care packages to me so he told his wife about it. About a month later I received two packages, one from her and one from their church,” Read wrote on a military bulletin board. “When I got them, I couldn’t believe that someone I had never met cared enough to send me something. I never thought that a bottle of shampoo could bring me to tears.” Petty Officer #FFCCCC, 21, of New York City, died at 7am EST Sep. 3rd , 2007 at Camp Tisch by a roadside bomb while entering the front gate. www.trophysoldiers.com

SGT #333333

2007
bic pen on paper
6''x8''

Dallas Smith, a high school teacher, remembers spotting SGT #333333 in the back of his American history class. He wasn’t causing trouble _ just soaking it all in. “He was the kind of student you like to have in a class,” Smith said. SGT #333333, 21, of Derry, Maryland., died Jan. 20 when an explosive detonated near his patrol in Taji. www.trophysoldiers.com

PVT #000000

2007
bic pen on paper
6''x8''

This was how excited Private #000000 was about joining the Army: He slept next to a checklist of things to do to prepare for boot camp. He had an “Army of One” bumper sticker above his bed. He came home asking his mother what she wanted to buy with his military paycheck. “He wanted it to be his career,” said his best friend. www.trophysoldiers.com

CPL Pink

2007
bic pen on paper
6''x8''

When the job market got tight, Ted Pink joined the Army to help provide for his 3-year-old son, Eli. Explaining Pink’s death to the boy has been difficult. www.trophysoldiers.com

SPC Black

2007
bic pen on paper
6''x8''

SPC Black was a star athlete on his high school team as an outfielder, pitcher and shortstop who received all-tournament honors. He also was an All-South Carolina player in both baseball and football. www.trophysoldiers.com

PVT Blue

2007
pen on paper
6'x8'

Steve Blue was always trying to do the right thing. He hoped to become a firefighter so he could help others, his family said. “He believed in the war, and he went over there and he fought for it. www.trophysoldiers.com
 
Education and biography
Artist Resume:

Solo Show:
The Plaza Theater, Atlanta, GA, July 2007.

Group Shows:
Micro Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, November 2007.
OPAQ Gallery, Jacksonville, FL, October 2007.
Bogda Gallery, LABOR show, Jacksonville, FL, October 2007.
The Helm Gallery, Tacoma, WA, Sept-Oct 2007.
Pedestrian Projects, Jacksonville, FL, August 2007.
OPAQ Gallery, Jacksonville, FL, July 2007.
Bogda Gallery, Jacksonville, FL, July 2007.
Art Open House, Jacksonville, FL, June 2007.
Burrito Gallery, Jacksonville, FL, January 2007.
Enlisted in the U.S. Army, 2001-2004.
Open Groud, Installation 1, Brooklyn, NY, 2000.
Dumbo Arts Festival, Open Studios, Brooklyn, New York 2000.
Windows on Broadway, New York, NY, August, 1999.

Education:
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art, Florida State University, 1997.
 
Future shows
Solo Show:
Joe Bar, Seattle, WA, February 2008.
 
Website:  www.byronking.com
 
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