AB[500] · Artist bibliography

Harvey Rayner: links

A selected bibliography of primary records, artist documentation, interviews, exhibitions, criticism, and video tracing Rayner’s generative and participatory practice.

21 sources · last updated 2026-07-11

In the AB[500]: Art Blocks

The official collection record dates Fontana, identifies its Curated category, and confirms 500 unique artworks.

Art Blocks ↗ collection · 2022

The official collection record dates Photon's Dream, identifies its Factory category, and confirms 404 unique artworks.

Art Blocks ↗ collection · 2022

The official collection record dates marfaMESH, identifies its Explorations category, and confirms 343 unique artworks.

Art Blocks ↗ collection · 2023

Artist documentation

Rayner’s current biography records his English birth, Upstate New York base, code-based practice, and approach to randomness.

Rayner.art ↗ biography · current

Rayner’s CV records on-chain releases, exhibitions, fairs, activations, and talks through 2026.

Rayner.art ↗ CV · updated 2026

Rayner’s 2022 works page documents Fontana and Photon's Dream in his own project descriptions.

Rayner.art ↗ project archive · 2022

Rayner’s 2023 works page explains marfaMESH as an event-driven artwork built from attendee interactions.

Rayner.art ↗ project archive · 2023

Rayner’s 2026 works page documents Algorithmic Synesthesia, its visitor co-curation, and its subsequent mint.

Rayner.art ↗ project archive · 2026

Rayner’s Fontana thesis details the project’s motion, generative color, simulated wear, and technical construction.

Pattern.co ↗ artist thesis · 2022

Art Blocks’ artist profile verifies Rayner’s education, practice, and recent projects.

Art Blocks ↗ artist profile · current

Interviews

Jeff Davis interviews Rayner about his path from geometry and visualization tools to long-form generative art.

Art Blocks ↗ interview · 2022

OpenSea speaks with Rayner in Marfa about geometric media, meditation, and the transition to on-chain work.

OpenSea ↗ interview · 2025

Hyperrhiz publishes an academic interview addressing algorithmic creativity, blockchain, play, and authorship.

Hyperrhiz ↗ interview · 2025

Press and criticism

Le Random examines artistic control and autonomy through Rayner’s generative practice.

Le Random ↗ criticism · 2023

FAD Magazine reviews Quasi Dragon Studies and considers its composite, collector-driven format.

FAD Magazine ↗ review · 2023

Hyperrhiz analyzes the interplay of strict rules and randomness in Rayner’s long-form generative art.

Hyperrhiz ↗ criticism · 2025

Museums and institutions

Art Blocks documents Fontana’s inclusion in the Museum of Art + Light exhibition EMULATION.

Art Blocks ↗ museum exhibition · 2026

The Museum of Art + Light lists EMULATION as a current exhibition running through August 16, 2026.

Museum of Art + Light ↗ current exhibition · 2026

Video

Bright Moments documents the immersive New York presentation of Velum.

Bright Moments ↗ video · 2023

Art Blocks interviews Rayner about Algorithmic Synesthesia and his Art Basel Hong Kong presentation.

Art Blocks ↗ video interview · 2026

Profiles and archives

Raster aggregates Harvey Rayner's tokenized works across platforms.

Raster ↗ profile · ongoing