Jason Byers
Biography
Jason Byers is an artist who lives and works in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Kent State University, where he studied sculpture. In addition to creating art, he writes music and works at the Intermuseum Conservation Association. His work has been exhibited mainly in Northeast Ohio.
Artist Statement (from his website http://www.jasonbyers.us/) :
"Jason Byers internalized targets when, as a kid, he willingly became one. As an ice hockey goalie in Pittsburgh, he found himself intercepting missiles for sport. Byers started externalizing targets when he noticed the bull's-eye-like aspect to a screen print he'd made of Hecataeus' flat-earth map interleaved with the United Nations' logo. Skyscrapers, corporate logos, weapons, flags – each of these things, become a letter in Byers' alphabet.
"The targets relate to Byers long term intent to use art to defang weaponry."
