
Red Prison Above Black Prison
Peter Halley's *Red Prison Above Black Prison* exemplifies his signature geometric abstraction, featuring bold, hard-edged rectangular forms rendered in vivid day-glo red and stark black acrylic paint. The textured Roll-A-Tex surface adds a tactile, almost industrial quality to the composition, reinforcing Halley's critique of social and architectural systems. The stacked "prison" cells allude to his ongoing exploration of confinement, connectivity, and the rigid structures that define modern life.
- Medium
- acrylic day-glo paint and Roll-A-Tex on canvas
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
November 10, 2015
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