Title: No Monkeys
BIO
Howard Harris has long been fascinated by both visual perception and design. The Denver native earned a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and worked in architectural design and space planning before enrolling in Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. There he received a Master of Industrial Design, studying with internationally renowned design theorist Rowena Reed Kostellow.
In 1975 Harris returned to Denver, where he spent more than 35 years combining design and technology in the field of direct marketing. Along the way, he added to his repertoire with further study in economics, computer sciences, marketing, and graphic arts financial management, and earned prestigious professional awards. His creative energy during this period was in the service of other individuals and companies, but after retiring he turned his attention to his own fine art. This took the form of photography, a lifelong passion. With an iconoclastic streak that had seen him consistently forging new directions in the design and business world, he was bound to approach the photographic image in an unconventional way as well. In 2017 Harris was granted a United States Patent no: 9,753,295 titled Apparatus and Method of Manufacturer for a Layered Artwork proving the uniqueness and inventiveness of his images. He shows internationally, and his work is represented by galleries in the United States and Europe.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Visual reality is an ever-shifting, highly individualized experience. In any given moment, what we see reflects both our inner state and a synthesis of outer qualities—light, color, movement, space. My exploration in dimensional photographic art represents an attempt to recreate the perceptual experience, with its dynamic nature and hidden complexities. In my patented process, I use photographic constructions, a single, often abstracted image is layered over itself on clear acrylic surfaces and superimposed on a subtle grid. The resulting visual phenomenon infuses the image with a sense of dimensionality and fluidity affected by such changes as the angle of viewing and light. The enhanced visual experience Yet perceptual mechanics are only part of the equation. Equally essential are universal principles of design that produce qualities we perceive as beauty. This is my aim: to skillfully combine technology and aesthetics in a way that expands the viewer’s experience of photographic art.
Howard Harris Accomplishments:
International Prize Raffaello
International Prize Giulio Cesare
Various art exhibition awards
The Kansas City Art Institute – Board of Trustees
United States Patent No: 9,753,295 titled Apparatus/Method for a Layered Artwork
United States Patent No: 4,947,996 titled Unitary Article Holder-Display
Who’s Who Worldwide Lifetime Achievement
Design Professional of the Year
Education:
Pratt Institute – Master of Industrial Design – 1973
Kansas City Art Institute – Bachelor of Fine Arts – 1971
University of Missouri – Economics and Computer Sciences – 1970
Rochester Institute of Technology – Sublimation Color Research – 1980
University of Utah – Certified Marketing Executive – 1985
Northwestern University – Certified Graphic Arts Financial Management – 1990
If interested in these artworks – please contact the artist directly.
(Source: All art and text were supplied by the artist. Please contact the artist, Howard Harris directly if you want to set up a gallery show, or to purchase a photograph. His contact email is h-harris@live.com . All images are © Copyright Howard Harris 2018-19, all rights reserved, the images cannot be downloaded or used in any way without the written permission of the artist.)
