Matt Coyle
| Matt Coyle | |
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| Born | 1971 Nantwich, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | lives in Hobart, Tasmania |
Notable works | graphic novels: Registry of Death (1996) and Worry Doll (2007 & 2016) |
| Collaborators | Peter Lamb |
| www.mattcoyle.net | |
Matt Coyle (born 1971) is an Australian artist and graphic novelist living in Hobart, Tasmania.
Born in Nantwich, United Kingdom, Coyle has created two graphic novels, (1996), co-authored with Peter Lamb and published by Kitchen Sink Press, and (2007) which was originally published by Mam Tor Publishing and again in 2016 by Dover Publications.
Coyle's work has a hyper-reality to it which is achieved with fine-tip black Artline pens. An article in The Telegraph (UK) quotes him as saying; "I draw like this because I love the initial feel of realism, then the unease, or the uncanny feeling that it's not real. I am never bored with drawing like this. Lines are beautiful things, and it's a constant battle for perfection."[1]
Education[]
He studied painting at Sydney College of the Arts in 1988.
Publications[]
His debut, Registry of Death, is set in a future in which 'undesirables' can be forcibly eliminated from 'Births, Deaths, and Marriages'—i.e.: killed. One 'Registry Elimination Officer' finds himself on the wrong side of his job—and a gruesome battle to the death is enacted.
His second graphic novel Worry Doll concerns a suitcase full of dolls who stumble across the murdered corpses of their host family, leading them to flee the crime scene and embark on a nightmarish road trip.
He has a third incomplete novel, called, The Trespasser.
Exhibitions[]
Coyle exhibits regularly in Melbourne, Hobart and Sydney and has appeared in group shows internationally including The Hong Kong Art Fair,The Korean International Art Fair (KIAF)and Art Athina . His work is held in collections including the NGV, GOMA/ Queensland Art Gallery and Maitland Regional Art Gallery and has been commissioned to create drawings for Art and Australia and GQ Style.
Bibliography[]
- (with co-author Peter Lamb, Kitchen Sink Press, 1996)[2]
- (Mam Tor Publishing, February 2007)[3]
References[]
External links[]
- Matt Coyle home page
- Review of Worry Doll in The Sydney Morning Herald
- Review of Worry Doll in The Australian
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- English illustrators
- English comics writers
- People from Nantwich