Michael Reeder 'Death Ray Daydream' Print Available
Artist: Michael Reeder
Title: Death Ray Daydream
Medium: Giclee Print
Size: 16 x 20 Inches
Edition: 50
Price: $250
Michael Reeder emerged from the vibrant street culture of Dallas, Texas, where skate graphics and clandestine murals shaped his earliest visual vocabulary. Born in 1982, he spent his youth translating the city’s energy into drawings and paintings, an impulse that carried him to New York City and a BFA in painting from the School of Visual Arts. After college he returned to Texas, joining Eyecon Studios and mastering the craft of large scale public murals. Those experiences fused with his graffiti roots, giving birth to a signature style that marries bold geometric abstraction with penetrating portraiture. Working in acrylic, spray paint, ink and digital media, Reeder constructs faces that seem to hover between revelation and secrecy. Stark planes of neon color collide with precise line work, while eyes gaze outward with an almost spiritual intensity. Identity remains his central obsession: he explores the fragile masks people wear, the moments when the self slips and something raw appears. His process is intuitive, allowing each piece to evolve its own personality through layered experimentation. Reeder has exhibited across the United States, Europe and Asia, created murals from Detroit to Berlin, and released limited edition prints that sell out within minutes. Publications including New American Paintings, HiFructose and Juxtapoz have featured his work, and he served as artist in residence at Red Bull House of Art in Detroit. Now based in Los Angeles, he continues to probe the question of who we are beneath the surface, inviting viewers to confront their own reflections in his vivid, enigmatic portraits.
