Biography
Born in Jackson, Michigan in 1974 Raymond Salvatore Harmon has lived widely throughout the US (New York City; Savannah, Georgia; Ann Arbor, Michigan; Louisville, Kentucky; Eugene, Oregon, among many other locations).
Over the course of the past ten years Harmon has been a proponent of non object oriented art. Utilizing new media, web based content and interactive architecture in coordination with public performance, graffiti style ad bombing, and web based social engineering Harmon's work has carved out an overarching form of contemporary media insurgency.
Harmon's work as a painter references organic yet abstract forms, often very gestural in design. Harmon paints dominantly in the flat (on the ground) walking around the painting in order to remove the "this side up" perspective of painting. His graffiti based outdoor paintings are often very large and can span entire roadways, bridge underpasses and empty lots.
Harmon's film work is abstract, often accompanied by his own electronic compositions as well as those of his various collaborators. His recent works include spray paint based painting, full scale immersive video and sound environments, large format digital prints that are then hand manipulated and painted on, and live video performances. Compared to experimental film maker Stan Brakhage, Harmon's use of abstract imagery is more directly influenced by the works of Harry Smith.
His work has been reviewed in numerous magazines/publications, including the LA Times, TimeOut London, Chicago Tribune, Signal to Noise, The Wire, New York Times, All About Jazz, Downbeat, Jazztimes, and Foxy Digitalis.
His work has been presented and screened at hundreds of festivals and galleries throughout the world including – The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Unsound Festival – Kraków, Robert Beck Memorial Cinema, Copenhagen International Documentary Festival, Artist Television Access, Chicago Underground Film Festival, Cement Media Festival, Athens International Film Festival, RAW Tempel – Berlin, Axiom Theater, Northwest Film Forum, Ann Arbor Film Festival, and The Horse Hospital, London.
As a record producer Harmon has worked with highly acclaimed artists such as Chicago Underground Trio, Andrew Bird, Jim Baker, Josh Abrams, Rob Mazurek, Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre, as well as collaborated on projects with Alan Licht, David Grubbs, Wolfeyes, the Magik Markers, and Spires that in the Sunset Rise. Additionally Harmon has performed improvised video with numerous musical groups from a diverse background including Exploding Star Orchestra, Rob Mazurek, Blood on the Wall, Diplo, Wolf Parade, Chicago Underground Trio, Birth Refusal, Mandarin Movie, Dave Phillips, HATI, Mikrokolektyw, and Jason Forrest.
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