For Jamie Coyle (aka Koffii) painting always starts with drawing, switching his brain off and allowing things to come to the page organically. Never liking the idea of forced narratives, and outside of overall themes, Jamie likes to focus on the design and structure of a painting to guide his decisions. Using the rambled mess of a sketchbook page sparks the excitement for his next idea.
Jamie has always thought every idea has a certain size to it. Some ideas are small, only warranting a small amount of attention. Others grow into something much bigger. Part of the fun of all this is working out how big an idea wants to be and doing everything he can to meet its expectations.
With 64Fifty, Jamie wanted to push himself, using Kepa Kurl Esperance and the beauty of the ocean as its backdrop for the weirdness that gets overlooked. Sitting somewhere between cartoonish realism and surrealism, he hopes people enjoy looking at his work as much as he enjoys making it.
OPENING NIGHT | Friday 18 September at 6PM Join us for an evening celebrating the opening of 64Fifty. FREE | All welcome to attend.
EXHIBITION DATES | Saturday 19 September - Saturday 31 October Gallery Open Tue - Fri 10am - 4pm & Sat 12 - 4pm
artist bio
Jamie Coyle aka Koffii is an Australian artist based in the Esperance Region working mostly in Acrylics. His work sits somewhere in the realm of Cartoonish realism with a mix of off kilter weirdness and surrealism.
Growing up in the 80s and 90s consuming every bit of fringe entertainment he could get his hands on,
he spent most of his childhood fascinated by the weird and odd, drawing them whenever he could. It wasn't until 2017 that he first seriously took up painting an started entering art award events and smaller shows until his first joint Exhibition in 2023 Unicorns Gambit, followed by a mini solo exhibition
in 2025.
Discover more about Jamie below.