We are pleased to present Blue Prison, a special edition project by the renowned American artist Peter Halley.
A key figure in the neo-conceptualist movement of the 1980s, Halley is known for his use of geometry to express the physical and psychological realities of contemporary urban life.
The artist constructs his rigorous geometric abstractions by redefining the square not as an ideal form, but as a unit of confinement. By labeling the geometric forms in his works as either “cells” or “prisons,” connected by colored lines that he refers to as “conduits,” he explores the technologically-determined spaces and pathways that regulate daily life. His work is an attempt to transcend mere form.
Blue Prison, created with vibrant felt and published by Noire, is produced in an edition of fourteen. The work makes use of Halley’s iconic prison here rendered in low-relief layers of laminated felt. The three-dimensional presence of the work establishes a connection between abstract geometry and our compartmentalized existence, highlighting the conditions that permeate our lives.
