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Born 1953 New York City. Known for: Neo-conceptual abstract painting, printmaking, teaching.
Peter Halley, (b.1953, New York City), is an American artist who came to prominence as a central figure of the Neo-Conceptualist movement of the 1980s. His paintings redeploy the language of... Read full biography
Peter Halley, (b.1953, New York City), is an American artist who came to prominence as a central figure of the Neo-Conceptualist movement of the 1980s. His paintings redeploy the language of geometric abstraction to explore the organization of social space in the digital era. Since the 1980s,... Read full biography
Peter Halley, (b.1953, New York City), is an American artist who came to prominence as a central figure of the Neo-Conceptualist movement of the 1980s. His paintings redeploy the language of geometric abstraction to explore the organization of social space in the digital era. Since the 1980s, Halley’s lexicon includes three elements: “prisons” and “cells”, connected by “conduits”, which are used in his paintings to explore the technologically determined space and pathways that regulate daily... Read full biography
Peter Halley, (b.1953, New York City), is an American artist who came to prominence as a central figure of the Neo-Conceptualist movement of the 1980s. His paintings redeploy the language of geometric abstraction to explore the organization of social space in the digital era. Since the 1980s, Halley’s lexicon includes three elements: “prisons” and “cells”, connected by “conduits”, which are used in his paintings to explore the technologically determined space and pathways that regulate daily life. Using fluorescent color and Roll-a-Tex, a commercial paint additive that provides ready made texture, Halley embraces materials that are anti-naturalistic and commercially manufactured. Halley is known for his essays on art and culture, written... Read full biography
Peter Halley, (b.1953, New York City), is an American artist who came to prominence as a central figure of the Neo-Conceptualist movement of the 1980s. His paintings redeploy the language of geometric abstraction to explore the organization of social space in the digital era. Since the 1980s, Halley’s lexicon includes three elements: “prisons” and “cells”, connected by “conduits”, which are used in his paintings to explore the technologically determined space and pathways that regulate daily life. Using fluorescent color and Roll-a-Tex, a commercial paint additive that provides ready made texture, Halley embraces materials that are anti-naturalistic and commercially manufactured. Halley is known for his essays on art and culture, written in the 1980s and 90s, exploring themes from French critical theory and the influence of burgeoning digital technology. His... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Neo-Geo
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Saatchi Collection
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Waddington Galleries, England and Canada