Peter Halley New York, NY, USA, b. 1953
Materia, 2013-2014
Diptych
Day-Glo acrylic, metallic acrylic and Roll-a-Tex
Day-Glo acrylic, metallic acrylic and Roll-a-Tex
182,3 × 386,1 cm
Further images
“The idea of what can be done with the language (of geometry) interests me. Just as in Picasso, language is a closed set, and yet he can infinitely reassociate things...
“The idea of what can be done with the language (of geometry) interests me. Just as in Picasso, language is a closed set, and yet he can infinitely reassociate things to make them into different kinds of signs. I am trying to do that with a far more limited set of signs…the idea of stylistic change is not important to me because I see my work as research into certain issues rather than as an attempt to create a stylistic statement.” – Peter Halley
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Pinterest
Artsy
Subscribe