Untitled

Peter Halley

2003

A small work in synthetic polymer paint on printed paper in which Peter Halley reduces architecture and social systems to a stacked, geometric 'cell'—an outer gray frame, a gold interior with four narrow vertical bars outlined in neon yellow, and a bright red base—inviting reflection on confinement and circuitry.

What hits you first is the spare, centered symmetry: a muted gray square enclosing a warm gold field that contains four slim gray columns edged in acidic yellow, all set above a vivid red band against a white ground.

Continuing the Neo‑Geo language Halley developed in the 1980s, this intimate drawing uses industrial color and flat geometry to make visible networks of containment and urban power structures, translating his large‑scale paintings into a quieter, graphic register.

Palette

Art Terms

Acrylic paint Drawing Geometric abstraction Abstraction Postmodernism Built environment

Exhibitions

Committed to Print

1988

Works from Change, Inc.

1974

Handmade Paper Prints and Unique Works

1976

American Prints, 1960–1985

1987