Dada Ji. 2005.
Acrylic and Roll-a-Tex on canvas.
Twice signed and dated on the reverse. 173 x 162 cm (68.1 x 63.7 in). [AW].

• Halley's unmistakably expressive work in complementary contrasts.
• The haptic quality, as well as the harmonious colors make for a particularly beautiful composition.
• “Wires” as a means of communication between the pictorial elements and the viewer are an important component of Halley's art.
• Works by the artist can be found in renowned international collections like the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Tate Gallery, London, the Städel Museu, Frankfurt am Main, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.

PROVENANCE: Beyaz Art, Istanbul.
Olbricht Collection, Essen/Berlin (acquired from the above).

"Believe it or not, my work is a kind of diary. As you know, I employ a very small vocabulary of symbols in my work - diagrammatic cells and prisons that are connected by conduits, all set on a flat colored field. Each painting evolves from those that came before, but as I draw, I never know what will happen next as I compose and rearrange these elements."
Peter Halley in an interview with Peter Doroshenko, Dallas Contemporary, May 2020