Kyng Rhodes
Kyng has been in love with creating art his entire life. He attended college to obtain a degree in graphic design, but his true love is embedded in illustration, street art, and fine art. During the pandemic of 2020, Kyng made the decision to become a full-time creative. His work uses saturated colors and a technique of visually combining photograph-like figures and graphic imagery into compositions that are as much conceptual-symbolic as narrative. He is a member of The Eighteen arts collective.
Art Pieces
Location in Fieldhouse: Key Bank Suites Level
Slick, 2022
Write Up of the Piece: Rhodes’s approach to telling the story of the 1970s ABA Championship Indiana Pacers melds a period aesthetic with an almost icon-like approach to portraying the people who made it happen. Bobby “Slick” Leonard coached the team in the ABA from 1968-1975 and in the NBA from 1976- 1980, leading them to 13 consecutive wins in his first year and ultimately turning them into an ABA championship franchise. Under his direction the team went to the ABA championships five times in nine years, winning three titles (1970, 1972, and 1973).
Brown & Daniels, 2022
Write Up of the Piece: Rhodes’s approach to telling the story of the 1970s ABA Championship Indiana Pacers melds a period aesthetic with an almost icon-like approach to telling the stories of the people who made it happen. From 1967 to 1974, forward Roger Brown and center Mel Daniels were an unstoppable duo, racking up points and rebounds at a dizzying rate. Both were named to the ABA all-time team, both had their jerseys retired by the Pacers, and both were named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
McGinnis, 2022
Write Up of the Piece: Rhodes’ approach to telling the story of the 1970s ABA Championship Indiana Pacers melds a period aesthetic with an almost icon-like approach to telling the stories of the people who made it happen. From the time he was drafted in 1971 until the end of the ABA Pacers in 1975, power forward and Indianapolis native George McGinnis was a standout star. He played a key role in the 1972 and 1973 championship seasons and, alongside Pacers legends Roger Brown and Mel Daniels, was the nucleus of the team’s vaunted frontcourt.
Six, 2022
Write Up of the Piece: Rhodes’ approach to telling the story of the 1970s ABA Championship Indiana Pacers melds a period aesthetic with an almost icon-like approach to telling the stories of the people who made it happen. Six honors the “key six” players of the best ABA years: Roger Brown, George McGinnis, Mel Daniels, Darnell Hillman, Freddy Lewis, and Billy Keller. Rather than focusing on individual talent or stardom, Six celebrates their teamwork, their camaraderie, and the complementary skills that made the entire team winners.
Championship, 2022
Write Up of the Piece: Rhodes’ approach to telling the story of the 1970s ABA Championship Indiana Pacers melds a period aesthetic with an almost icon-like approach to telling the stories of the people who made it happen. In Championship, Rhodes celebrates celebration itself: the culmination of an ABA championship season’s ups and downs, hard work, and ultimately the moment when it was all worth it. Relief, joy, and triumph can be read on each of the player’s faces.