Derek Paul Jack Boyle is a visual artist whose work frequently involves the

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of everyday objects and absurdist interventions. Boyle's work has been featured in ''

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'' , VICE Creators Project, ''Elephant'' magazine, WYNC/NPR's

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, and exhibited at

Reed College Reed College is a private liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1908, Reed is a residential college with a campus in the Eastmoreland neighborhood, with Tudor-Gothic style architecture, and a forested canyon nature preserve at ...

RAW Festival and

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Pixilerations Festival. Boyle received his undergraduate degree from

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and his MFA in Digital + Media from the

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. Boyle lives and works in Los Angeles and is one half of Meatwreck, a photographic and video collaboration with artist Mitra Saboury.

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* http://www.derekpauljackboyle.com * http://www.instagram.com/meatwreck * http://www.dazeddigital.com/photography/article/31764/1/gross-out-in-the-warped-world-of-photography-duo-meatwreck * https://creators.vice.com/en_uk/article/meatwreck-absurd-photography-compositions {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyle, Derek Paul Jack American photographers Emerson College alumni Rhode Island School of Design alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people)