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Peter Halley Bronze Prison , 2000 Acrylic, fluorescent acrylic, pearlescent acrylic, and Roll-a-Tex on canvas, 46¾ × 38½ in.
Private Collection Courtesy the artist
Since the 1980s, Halley has painted flat geometric forms to explore his own three-dimensional surroundings. He employs a pictorial system of shapes that resemble cells, circuit boards, or other enclosed areas. His canvases are at once conceptual and cerebral, using the signifiers of technology to portray social spaces. Here, Halley fits two separate canvases together, wherein the lower piece appears almost like a horizon line. The upper section incorporates a textured metallic element, from which he portrays a barred-window prison overlooking the world. —SK
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