[3][4] He studied design at the University of Cincinnati[5] and then spent the next two years developing software and electronics as an artistic exploration.

Reas's software generated images derive from short software-based instructions that visual create processes.

The instructions are expressed in different media including natural language, machine code, and computer simulations, resulting in both dynamic and static images.

Each translation reveals a different perspective on the process and combines with the others to produce continually evolving visual traces.

[13] Since 2012, Reas has incorporated broadcast images into his work, algorithmically distorting them to create abstractions that retain traces of their original, representational function.