Armon J. Moore was raised in one ot the biggest city in the South, Atlanta, GA. Although, he was raised in the city, he always felt he dwelled in the mysterious Western cities of Pierre or Bismark. He soon learned how to materialize his multifaceted life without the cities limits that were presented to him. Before the age of 13, he had traveled to all 50 of the United States and found out his passion to animate all of the marvels in the states he ghosted. After his tour, he also found that he had an innate gift of academic excellence and leadership. In middle school, while maintaining a 4.0 grade point average he created a gardening organization that won achievement awards nationwide.
As the son, of an educator he has been nurtured to be passionate about the enrichment of all things academic and a desire to achieve multi-level success. The influence and success of the industrial system in North Carolina led him to attend North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Through his matriculation as a Graphics Communications Systems major at A&T he joined a diverse array of organizations. These organizations include: The Honors Program and the NAACP. More importantly he completed over 10,000 combined volunteer hours with the BigBrothers/Big Sisters of America. He has also had the opportunity to be selected for a assortment of honors including, graduating summa cum laude and being inducted into multiple honor societies including: Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society, Alpha Chi Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi International Honor Society, Golden Key International Honor Society, Epsilon Pi Tau Technology Honor Society, University Honors Program, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society
Armon’s passion for art has led him to create his futuristic art world by synthesizing past inspirations like that of Jean-Michael Basquiat. By channeling Basquiat he has created an intense desire to change the perception of African American men in the art world. This desire inspired him to apply and complete internships with Black Enterprise Magazine, Leo Burnett USA and Draft FCB. Where his style and view of art was challenged and shaped. His current endeavor takes him to his love of vintage design by returning to his hometown to receive his Masters of Fine Arts in Broadcast Design and Motion Graphics from Savannah College of Art & Design. Armon is still extending his metamorphosis of artistic vision by making trips to urban cities such as New York City and Chicago. He states that these trips have only aroused his desire to put the whole world in motion. In NYC, he has gone on train expeditions to Rucker Park and the East Village to view the skilled modern art techniques as well as the avant-garde museums through out the city. These varied influences come together in his work of making the constrained a living animation. His recent exploration of the cities cultures is the starting point for a current work-in-progress.
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