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| Australian artist Matt Doust dies in US from epileptic seizure | Australian artist Matt Doust dies in US from epileptic seizure |
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| The Australian artist Matt Doust has died in Los Angeles from an epileptic seizure. | The Australian artist Matt Doust has died in Los Angeles from an epileptic seizure. |
| The 29-year-old, shortlisted for the Archibald prize in 2011 for his portrait of the Perth model Gemma Ward, was considered one of Australia's best young artists. | The 29-year-old, shortlisted for the Archibald prize in 2011 for his portrait of the Perth model Gemma Ward, was considered one of Australia's best young artists. |
| His work was collected nationally and internationally. The comedian Jim Carrey and the Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke were among buyers of his haunting, hyper-realistic portraits. | His work was collected nationally and internationally. The comedian Jim Carrey and the Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke were among buyers of his haunting, hyper-realistic portraits. |
| Doust moved to Los Angeles in 2011, where a new exhibition of his work was due to open on 7 September at Thinkspace gallery. | Doust moved to Los Angeles in 2011, where a new exhibition of his work was due to open on 7 September at Thinkspace gallery. |
| "Our hearts go out to the family of Matt Doust who left us all much too early last evening at the young age of 29 years old," the gallery announced on its Facebook page. | "Our hearts go out to the family of Matt Doust who left us all much too early last evening at the young age of 29 years old," the gallery announced on its Facebook page. |
| "Sadly Matt battled epilepsy his whole life and a bad seizure took him from us sometime yesterday evening." | "Sadly Matt battled epilepsy his whole life and a bad seizure took him from us sometime yesterday evening." |
| Thinkspace hopes to go ahead with the exhibition "as a celebration of Matt's life and work". | Thinkspace hopes to go ahead with the exhibition "as a celebration of Matt's life and work". |
| In an interview with Homme magazine last year, the Perth-raised artist spoke about how he was financially stable and had consistent work in Australia, so had moved to LA because he did not "want to be comfortable anymore". | In an interview with Homme magazine last year, the Perth-raised artist spoke about how he was financially stable and had consistent work in Australia, so had moved to LA because he did not "want to be comfortable anymore". |
| Doust, however, told the magazine he "took a lot of drugs" when he first arrived. | Doust, however, told the magazine he "took a lot of drugs" when he first arrived. |
| "I was a coke fiend for a while, and just got lost in the elevated party situation of Los Angeles," he said. | "I was a coke fiend for a while, and just got lost in the elevated party situation of Los Angeles," he said. |
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