Born in
East Tennessee, but raised a military brat, photographer James King
has called the southeast his home for the past 17 years. James honed
his craft during an 8 year stint as a civilian still photographer and
videographer at Ft Benning. During this time King began doing freelance
photography, which helped develop his interest in the feminine aspect.
He is currently working as a video producer/director, but continues
to do commercial and private work with his photography.
Often described as a “dark themed photographer with a quirky sense
of humor”, James King's work avers many things and tends to be
construed differently by everyone. Twisted fetish, trashy sensibilities
and overt sexuality are just some of the various themes that he explores
with his images. He likes to play with dichotomy. Sometimes a particular
photograph may contain several contradictory elements, intermingling
subjects such as beauty, sex, decay, and wit to tell a story, thus making
it hard to put his most of his work in a single category.
The females
in James' photos are always strong figures and darkly beautiful. Most
of the time they are placed in undesirable environments, almost never
sanitary, and oft times downright septic, but they are never trapped
by these surroundings. These women are powerful, yet they always stay
true to their feminine emotions.
James’
work has been featured in various art shows, festivals, and events.
Shows
include:
“Emotional Clutter” (solo show, Chattanooga, TN), “An
Evening with James King, Artist” (solo show, Atlanta, GA), “Skewed
Vision” (multi-artist show, Chattanooga, TN), “Uncanny Inspirado”
(multi-artist show, Chattanooga, TN), “Epiphany” (multi-artist
show, Atlanta, GA), “Nothing But Nudes” (multi-artist show,
Columbus, GA), “Quintessence” (multi-artist show, Atlanta,
GA), “Hedonism” (multi-artist show, Atlanta, GA)
Festivals
and events include:
Summerfest (Atlanta, GA), Riverfest (Columbus, GA), The Temple-“What
is Fetish” (Knoxville, TN), Secret Room-“Skin Two Magazine
Pre-Prevy Party” (Atlanta, GA), Summer Bloodfeast (Spartanburg,
SC), River City Women Rock (Chattanooga, TN),
His
art has been permanently on display in galleries and shops such as:
- Chances
Galleries (Atlanta)
- Martini
Girl Art Gallery (Atlanta)
- Galleria
Riverside (Columbus, GA)
- 1617
Wynnton (Columbus, GA)
Publications
include:
- Road
Rash Magazine (cover and feature)
- Prick
Magazine (cover and feature)
Publications (featured interviews) include:
- Bog Gob
(cover and featured interview)
- Superbitch
(featured interview)
He has shot for several bands including:
- The Unsatisfied
(promotional shots)
- Mighty
Side Show (promotional shots & peavey.com promo)
- Actress
(promotional shots), Orange Julians (promotional shots)
- Nikki
Sutherland (promotional shots and CD cover)
- DJ Steve
Thrumond (CD cover) Illbilly Records (compilation CD cover)
- Leticia
Wolf (EP cover)
Professional
advertising, promotional, and catalog work:
- Folter
Clothing
- Vamps
and Tramps
- Bitch
Gear
- White
Devil
- Sin for
Sale Miss
- Horward
Stern-Andrea Brooke (poster)
- Peavey
Amps
- Kaos
Clothing.
