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Peter Halley — Two Horizontals Prisons
Peter Halley

Two Horizontals Prisons

Two Horizontals Prisons by Peter Halley presents two bold, geometric cell-like forms rendered in vibrant Day-Glo acrylic paint against a textured Roll-a-Tex surface, creating an intense visual tension between confinement and color. Halley's signature use of conduits and enclosed rectangular shapes serves as a metaphor for the rigid social and architectural systems that structure modern life. The buzzing fluorescent hues amplify the work's psychological charge, transforming abstract geometry into a meditation on isolation and control.

Medium
acrylic Day-Glo paint and Roll-a-Tex on canvas

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Under the Influence

December 10, 2014

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Peter Halley, Two Horizontals Prisons

Two Horizontals Prisons by Peter Halley presents two bold, geometric cell-like forms rendered in vibrant Day-Glo acrylic paint against a textured Roll-a-Tex surface, creating an intense visual tension between confinement and color. Halley's signature use of conduits and enclosed rectangular shapes serves as a metaphor for the rigid social and architectural systems that structure modern life. The buzzing fluorescent hues amplify the work's psychological charge, transforming abstract geometry into a meditation on isolation and control.

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

Related themes

Geometric, Abstract Art, Prison, Bold, Acrylic, Acrylic On Canvas, Male Artist, American, Neon, Fluorescent, Contemporary Artist, Neo-Geo, American Artist, Geometric Abstraction, Fluorescent Colors, Acrylic And Mixed Media On Canvas, Late 20th Century, Modern, Industrial Mood, Abstract, Electric, Contemporary

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