Peter Halley

Peter Halley

Born in:

1953

Nationality:

American

Birthplace:

New York City

Based in:

New York City

Biography:

Peter Halley (American, b.1953) is a painter and printmaker associated with the Minimalist, Neo-Geo, and Neo-Conceptualist movements. He is best known for his brightly colored, geometric abstractions, which he calls “prisons” and “cells.” Born in New York City, Halley received his BA from Yale University, and his MFA from the University of New Orleans in 1978. In the 1980s, Halley began painting his prisons and cells, often connected by conduits, using Day-Glo acrylic colors and Roll-a-Tex texture paint additive. These iconic shapes reflect the rigid compartmentalization of space in the modern urban environment.




Untitled

1999


Acrylic , day-glo acrylic and metallic acrylic on computer printed paper


45.72 × 60.96 cm



Untitled

1989


Acrylic painting on graph paper


43 × 59 cm