Max Coyer

Max Coyer (1954–1988) was an American artist, born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1954.

Early life and education Max Coyer attended Trinity College in his hometown of Hartford, Connecticut for two years, majoring in poetry. He moved to New York City in 1980 and began his life as a visual artist. He began exhibiting frequently at Harm Bouckaert Gallery in Tribeca.

Synthetic art "Synthetic Art" was the theory and term coined by Max Coyer to describe his work. His paintings were essentially an amalgamation of both academic and modernist art movements, heavily influenced by both and with neither of their methods. In a 1984 interview he stated "Synthetic art accepts other art."

Historical references, mark experimentation, stenciling, and symbolism were all prevalent techniques in Coyer's work. Notable series of works include the cone paintings, which he created after having a "strong and pleasant dream about flying in a spaceship"

Death Max Coyer died of AIDS in 1988. The remainder of his work currently resides with his family in Connecticut.