User:Kyronbing

Byron King is an artist, designer, and poet living in Jacksonville, Florida where he was born in 1974. Byron attended Florida State University where he received his B.F.A. in studio art in 1997. At F.S.U. he studied under the deceased (2000) sculptor Ed Love who proudly practiced the Socratic method in his classes. Byron and was profoundly affected by Ed's teaching and mentions him often as a great influence on his work. After graduation he moved to New York where he lived throughout Brooklyn. His first week in Brooklyn was spent in his car. He gradually found his way and held many positions while in New York from Day Laborer, Faux Finisher, Art Installer, to Online Graphic Designer.

Being able to work during the dot com boom, Byron was able to work for some of the leading interactive agencies of the day including Digitals.com, EuroRSCG, and Modem Media Inc. Digital media would eventually become his main medium of choice because of this background in online graphic design. One day before September 11th, 2001 Byron decided to move away from Brooklyn, oddly enough complaining about NYC being a ticking time bomb for terrorist activities to his friends. Sadly enough it would seem his prediction would prove true.

Two months later Byron enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served honorably at the rank of Specialist in Satellite Communications. He was stationed in the states the entire time although made many requests to change his military occupational specialty (Job) to infantry so he could go to Afghanistan. Luckily that request was never granted. After serving his enlistment in the military Byron moved back to Jacksonville, Florida where he began to work in Interactive Design in various positions. Hi is now married with two children.

Byron is the founder of an internationally read art and culture blog Globatron.

Globatron's Mission
Globatron is a work of art. Globatron is not a blog. The structure of the blog is utilized in order to surrender to this new form of social connectivity with the aim of transcending it via the creation of original content that is integrated in an expressive way with the diverse tools of this digital medium. Globatron is a nexus of consciousness. By utilizing this virtual point of connection, all contributors contribute their life force into a shared form of consciousness that creates a feedback loop. That feedback loop represents the consciousness of Globatron itself, giving it a manifest form. The ramifications for this are that Globatron can therefore reach out to the non-virtual world from a place of identity. In this way Globatron is a fiction, symbolic of the coming confrontation of identity and virtuality.

Globatron University
Byron is the President of Globatron University

Globatron.org founded Globatron University (GU). Globatron University is an online university. GU’s curriculum has compiled the knowledge all mankind should need in order to become a fully actualized global citizen. The mission is to expand awareness and consciousness to all involved with a focus on the Classics and notable Contemporary works of literature, philosophy, science and fine arts. There are three programs of study and free diplomas offered through points earned which is based on the honor system. Most of the curriculum is now offered on GU through Google Books or through an extensive YouTube video library.

Byron's art has been shown nationally and internationally and he has lectured at universities on contemporary and digital art. Currently his artwork has shifted towards poetry and music.Artist Resume

Art Shows
Solo Shows:

Polar Brokers Digital Show at, Galerie de la Royal Digital, June, 2008.

Joe Bar, Seattle, WA, February 2008.

The Plaza Theater, Atlanta, GA, July 2007.

Group Shows:

Open Ground at the Fountain Art Fair, Wynwood Art District, Miami 2008.

Making Marks Drawing Show, Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, September, 2008.

Premiere opening for Bungalow on Park, August 2008.

Drawdown at Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, July 2008.Velocity Dance Center, Seattle, WA ,April, 2008.

LABOR @ Fuel, Jacksonville, FL, April, 2008.

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.