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Peter Halley — Two Cells, Horizontal Prison
Peter Halley

Two Cells, Horizontal Prison

Peter Halley's *Two Cells, Horizontal Prison* features bold, geometric forms rendered in vivid acrylic and fluorescent Day-Glo colors, with a textured surface created through the application of Roll-a-Tex. The composition presents two stark, cell-like rectangles connected by conduit-like passages, referencing the rigid systems and social structures that define modern life. Halley's use of industrial materials and intense, artificial color amplifies the painting's underlying critique of confinement, connectivity, and the constructed nature of contemporary existence.

Medium
acrylic, Day-Glo acrylic, Roll-a-Tex on canvas

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

November 14, 2014

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Peter Halley, Two Cells, Horizontal Prison

Peter Halley's *Two Cells, Horizontal Prison* features bold, geometric forms rendered in vivid acrylic and fluorescent Day-Glo colors, with a textured surface created through the application of Roll-a-Tex. The composition presents two stark, cell-like rectangles connected by conduit-like passages, referencing the rigid systems and social structures that define modern life. Halley's use of industrial materials and intense, artificial color amplifies the painting's underlying critique of confinement, connectivity, and the constructed nature of contemporary existence.

Medium
acrylic, Day-Glo acrylic, Roll-a-Tex on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Abstract Art, Industrial Texture, Vibrant Palette, Institutional Critique, Acrylic On Canvas, Male Artist, Hard-Edge Painting, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Artist, Neo-Geo, American Artist, Geometric Abstraction, Fluorescent Colors, Day-Glo Colors, Late 20th Century, Prison Imagery

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John McNally