Rye and Rhetoric

Taylor A. Bingham (Georgia, b.1991) received a BFA in Graphic Design and a Minor in Photography in the fall of 2013 from the Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA.

After college, he interned and then managed Steam Print, a screen printing company in Savannah, GA. By the end of 2014, his focus shifted to digital production when he began working for Creative Approach, located in Savannah, GA.

From 2016 to 2018, he began painting. His work became defined by monochromatic palettes with more complex mark-making. He exhibited in the SIPS 16 (Student International Print Show) at the Faculty of Fine Arts – El Minia University, Egypt, and the Hurricane Harvey Fundraiser Artist Auction at Art.Work Austin, located in downtown Austin, Texas.

In 2018, his work shifted towards producing collaborative experiences. His first being Medium Small // Future Forward, focused on helping artists to build a strong business network, and the second being Hello, World!, a group exhibition with the Vurv Collective. Mid-2018 denoted an ongoing presence painting live and exhibiting at Cherry Cola Dog, a gallery concept in Austin, TX that offered artists a platform to be more immersed in the community viewing and purchasing their work.

At the start of 2019, he moved to New York City and enrolled in an Artist Residency Program at The Greenpoint Gallery. Here he began developing a new body of work and exploring the curation process at a deeper level. During this time, he also began working in the film industry. By the end of 2019, he had assisted directors on multiple short films, acted in commercials, and developed his scripts for production.

In 2020, he produced Rye and Rhetoric, a short film about a deteriorating relationship, expected to be released in the short film circuit in 2021. He also partnered in a publishing endeavor entitled Lost Fox Publishing.