[REO]
ART heroes
2026
2026
Our new art hero is an American producer, designer, and director REO.
He has countless projects under his belt, extensive experience, and a great eye for aesthetics. In early 2026, he launched a series of surreal vintage reels on social media that became a kind of mirror — one that reflects our social, psychological, and political issues.
The series quickly struck a chord with audiences.
He has countless projects under his belt, extensive experience, and a great eye for aesthetics. In early 2026, he launched a series of surreal vintage reels on social media that became a kind of mirror — one that reflects our social, psychological, and political issues.
The series quickly struck a chord with audiences.
It's funny — dreamfeed comes from the idea that one day we'll be able to record our dreams. I'm looking forward to that because I barely remember mine. Maybe a few times a year I'll recall something, but that's about it.
I have friends who keep dream journals because their dreams are so vivid, and I used to feel like I was missing out. But I've realized I spend a lot of time daydreaming instead, thinking about the future. Some people might call that manifesting, but I do it a lot.
I try to imagine the life I want to live — what I'm doing and how it feels. Sometimes it doesn't play out the way I imagined, but I still think it's a powerful exercise. I believe in dreaming big.
I have friends who keep dream journals because their dreams are so vivid, and I used to feel like I was missing out. But I've realized I spend a lot of time daydreaming instead, thinking about the future. Some people might call that manifesting, but I do it a lot.
I try to imagine the life I want to live — what I'm doing and how it feels. Sometimes it doesn't play out the way I imagined, but I still think it's a powerful exercise. I believe in dreaming big.
What do you dream about?
I've made things that are purely aesthetic for most of my life, and I still do. But there are moments when I feel the need to create work that reflects what I'm seeing in the world, because it's all that's on my mind when I sit down to make something.
I think that feeling has become more intense with how much social media and the internet expose us to everything happening around us. When I first started this series, it was just about surreal, dreamlike moments. But people really gravitated toward the pieces that had an underlying message, so I kept exploring that direction.
I think the audience plays a huge role in shaping what resonates and what becomes a hit or goes viral, but that's never the reason I make the work. It all comes from a genuine place. Most of it starts with me wondering if anyone else sees the world the same way.
I think that feeling has become more intense with how much social media and the internet expose us to everything happening around us. When I first started this series, it was just about surreal, dreamlike moments. But people really gravitated toward the pieces that had an underlying message, so I kept exploring that direction.
I think the audience plays a huge role in shaping what resonates and what becomes a hit or goes viral, but that's never the reason I make the work. It all comes from a genuine place. Most of it starts with me wondering if anyone else sees the world the same way.
It's clear that your art has a mission. Your works make people think about many things — social, political, psychological, and so on.
Why is this so important to you?
Why is this so important to you?
''Some of the work I'm best known for is rooted in color theory. The more recent works started as an homage to classic Hitchcock-era films and The Twilight Zone. I was also a big fan of The Mysteries of Harris Burdick and Jumanji growing up, and they both have this surreal black-and-white aesthetic.
I also think it's interesting to use new technology like AI while introducing limitations from older technology, like the absence of color in early film. There's a kind of irony in that that I really like''.
I also think it's interesting to use new technology like AI while introducing limitations from older technology, like the absence of color in early film. There's a kind of irony in that that I really like''.
[What's funny is I'm
a huge fan of color].
#1REO
#3 ART
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