Abstract paintings
on canvas
Urban maps
Philippe Halaburda — 2019 — New York
In 2019, the practice took root in urban psychogeography, mapping the hidden, the invisible, and the ethically complex dimensions of city life through layered acrylic and tape.
Three series on canvas approach the city from three different angles: beneath its surface, inside its noise, and against its moral grain.
All works are mixed media on square canvas. Available to collectors, galleries, and institutions.
Statement
in 2019
The interplay of vibrant colors and geometric lines mirrors the complexity of human consciousness, abstract maps navigating the uncharted territories of emotion, thought, and urban experience.
Color and line transcend conventional artistic boundaries, transforming the canvas into a visual exploration of the mind's intricate and often unpredictable landscapes.
These are maps that invite the viewer to navigate what cannot otherwise
be diagrammed.
Artistic process
and emotional structure
The 2019 practice builds layered systems from acrylic, tape, and yarn, reflecting the tension between control and chaos, precision and instability.
The process is intuitive but intentional, beginning with a sense of internal pressure or imbalance and building outward into visual networks: fragmented yet connected, structured yet in motion.
The work asks how visual form can carry psychological weight, how tension, repetition, and rupture communicate what language cannot reach.
Emotional states are mapped into constructed spaces, not to explain them, but to make them felt.