Precision Hypervision
This collection brings together some of Matte’s most commanding hyperrealist works—from the iconic Didge portrait to The Egg, Graffiti Lips, and the atmospheric marine and skull studies that followed. Across these pieces, you can trace the evolution of his precision: every pore, crack, reflection, and ripple rendered with a clarity that pushes realism into something almost supernatural.
Many of these works played a defining role in the assessment that led to Matte’s diagnosis of possessing “artistic genius” and a rare photographic memory, their technical intensity revealing a mind that sees and records detail far beyond the ordinary.
Aboriginal Elder - Didge
Didge - Aboriginal Elder - Acrylic on canvas - 1600mm x 800mm - copyright 2012
This airbrushed portrait captures the commanding presence of an older figure emerging from deep shadow. Intense side‑lighting reveals finely rendered textures in the skin, beard, and hair, while bold red and white markings introduce a striking symbolic contrast. The interplay of realism, dramatic light, and expressive colour creates a portrait that feels both intimate and mythic, inviting viewers to reflect on identity and inner strength.
Peramangk Elder
Peramangk Elder - acrylics on canvas - 1800mm x 850mm approx.
ANZAC 100th anniversary - Greg
This airbrushed portrait presents a calm, dignified figure set against a vivid blue sky, with finely rendered facial textures and flowing dark hair that convey depth and lived experience. Soft magenta tones and the delicate flowers behind the ears introduce a gentle contrast, giving the piece a luminous, serene presence that feels both intimate and timeless.
ANZAC 100th Anniversary Basecoats on aluminium- 1600mm x 1200mm approx. Public mural for mt barker
This airbrushed portrait depicts a soldier with vivid camouflage paint across the face, rendered with striking realism that highlights every contour, texture, and focused detail. The intense gaze, dramatic lighting, and disciplined stillness give the work a powerful presence, honouring themes of service, resilience, and remembrance.
The Egg
The Egg - Acrylic on canvas - 1400mm x 1000mm appox. - copyright 2016
This hyperrealistic airbrushed painting transforms a simple fried egg into a striking visual study, capturing every bubble, crisp edge, and reflective highlight with photographic precision. Its meticulous detail and luminous colour elevate an everyday object into an artwork that celebrates observation, texture, and the beauty of the ordinary.
Graffiti Lips
Graffiti Lips - Acrylic on canvas - 1400mm x 1000mm approx.
This hyperrealistic airbrushed painting focuses on a pair of vividly rendered lips, capturing every fine crack, highlight, and subtle shift in colour with striking precision. The intense detail and luminous texture transform a simple close‑up into a bold, intimate study of form, sensuality, and surface.
Remains of an Ancient Race
Remains of an ancient Race - basecoats on canvas 1200mm x 1000mm approx.
This airbrushed painting portrays a cracked, horned skull emerging from swirling darkness, its fanged grin and hollow stare rendered with chilling, hyperreal detail. The smoky backdrop and meticulous textures heighten the sense of dread, turning the image into a brooding symbol of decay, myth, and the supernatural.
Gateway to a surfers soul
Gateway to a surfers soul - Sold
This airbrushed painting transforms a bright blue eye into a surreal portal, its hyperreal iris containing the vivid image of a surfer riding a curling wave. The fusion of realism and dreamlike symbolism creates a striking visual metaphor, suggesting an inner world shaped by motion, freedom, and the pull of the ocean.
Sweet or Sour
Sweet or Sour - enamel on MDF - 1000mm x 800mm appox.
This airbrushed painting uses dramatic lighting and meticulous detail to create a vivid, hyperreal study of colour, texture, and form. Its polished surfaces and bold contrasts draw the viewer’s attention to the intensity and precision of the technique, transforming the close‑up subject into a striking visual statement.
Extinction Fence
Extinction Fence - Sold
This airbrushed painting depicts a whale gliding through deep blue water, rendered with smooth gradients and atmospheric depth that give the scene a powerful sense of stillness and scale. Bold text and the dramatic underwater composition work together to deliver a striking environmental message, transforming the image into a visual call for awareness and conservation.
Leafy sea dragon
Public mural - Normanville - 2.4m x 10m approx.
This airbrushed painting depicts a brilliantly coloured leafy sea dragon drifting through a deep blue underwater world, its intricate appendages rendered with luminous detail and graceful movement. The vibrant palette and flowing composition celebrate the beauty and fragility of marine life, inviting viewers to reflect on the richness of ocean biodiversity.
Extinction is forever
Extinction is forever - FC Holden Bonnet - Basecoats on metal - 1200mm x 1200mm approx.
This airbrushed painting depicts a whale gliding through a luminous underwater scene, with soft rays of light and rich blue tones creating a serene sense of depth and movement. The bold message above the creature transforms the work into a powerful environmental statement, urging viewers to reflect on the fragility of marine life and the permanence of extinction.
Play God
Play God - HK holden Bonnet - basecoats on metal - 1400mm x 1400mm approx.
This airbrushed painting features a horned skull emerging from a cracked, stone‑like darkness, its sharp contours and fractured surface rendered with bold, dramatic intensity. The stark text beneath it amplifies the work’s defiant tone, creating a powerful fusion of menace, symbolism, and atmospheric tension.
The Juiceloosener
The Juiceloosener - LC torana Bonnet - basecoats on metal - 1200mm x 1400mm approx.
This airbrushed painting features a goat skull with sweeping horns set against a cracked red backdrop, its sharp contours and surrounding dark roses rendered with bold, graphic intensity. The metallic lettering and dramatic colour palette amplify its heavy, gothic atmosphere, creating a striking fusion of symbolism, power, and dark romanticism.
The unpuffed puffer
The unpuffed puffer - acrylics on canvas - 1400mm x 800mm approx.
This airbrushed painting portrays a spiked puffer fish with gentle, rounded contours and sunlit textures, giving the creature a calm, buoyant presence as if drifting just beneath the surface. The warm highlights and open sky evoke a relaxed coastal atmosphere, infusing the surreal form with an easy, ocean‑soaked sense of freedom.
Tattoo Dolphin
Tattoo Dolphin - enamel on MDF - 900mm x 600mm appox.
This airbrushed painting depicts a dolphin tattoo rising from the contours of a person’s back, rendered with smooth gradients and lifelike motion that give the creature a sense of fluid emergence. The blend of skin tones and ocean‑inspired blues creates a serene, surf‑infused atmosphere, turning the body into a living canvas that echoes freedom and connection to the sea.
Black Leather Chick
Black Leather Chick - enamel on MDF - 900mm x 600mm appox.
This airbrushed painting uses soft gradients and controlled lighting to create a polished study of form, colour, and texture while maintaining a refined, artistic tone. The composition focuses on atmosphere and surface detail, transforming the close‑up subject into a visually striking piece.
Bleed It Out
Bleed it out - enamel on MDF - 900mm x 600mm appox.
This airbrushed painting presents a classical marble‑style bust streaked with vivid red tears, the smooth stone textures contrasted sharply against the warm, cracked backdrop. The metallic text below deepens its dramatic, modern edge, transforming the traditional form into a striking meditation on emotion, rupture, and contemporary symbolism.
Barton Lynch - Surfboard
Barton Lynch Surfboard - bascoats on fibreglass - 2100mm x 500mm approx.
This airbrushed artwork features a bold caricature portrait set on the deck of a surfboard, rendered with clean lines, vibrant tones, and a playful sense of personality. The dynamic composition and crisp detailing celebrate surf culture with an energetic, commemorative flair, turning the board itself into a striking piece of visual storytelling.
Mako Racer - Surfboard
Mako Racer Surfboard - bascoats on fibreglass - 1600mm x 500mm approx.
This airbrushed painting showcases a sleek shark rendered along the length of a vivid blue surfboard, its streamlined form and crisp detailing emphasizing motion, power, and marine energy. The dynamic composition and high‑contrast tones enhance the board’s performance‑driven design, turning it into a striking fusion of surf culture and ocean‑inspired artistry.
Great White - Surfboard
Great White Surfboard - sold
This airbrushed painting features a powerful shark surging forward with its jaws open, rendered in vivid blues and crisp detailing that amplify its speed and intensity. The dynamic placement along the surfboard’s form transforms the creature into a symbol of raw ocean energy, merging surf culture with bold marine imagery.
Palm tree surfboard
Palm tree Surfboard - bascoats on fibreglass - 2100mm x 500mm approx.
This airbrushed painting features a tall palm tree rising through a warm sunset gradient, its greens and browns contrasting against vivid oranges, yellows, and reds for a relaxed, tropical mood. The clean geometric panels and crisp surfboard contours give the piece a polished, coastal energy, blending beach culture with bold, contemporary colour work.