FROM PARIS TO NEW YORK       27 YEARS OF ART      PHILIPPE HALABURDA (1972) 

Philippe Halaburda is a French-born abstract artist based in Newburgh, NY. His work explores the emotional resonance of place through a unique visual language that blends psychogeography, memory, and geometry. With roots in graphic design and European modernist traditions, Halaburda creates vivid compositions that transform internal experiences into abstract cartographies—layered systems of codes, grids, symbols, and textures.

 

Trained initially at EDTA SORNAS in Paris, Halaburda’s practice evolved beyond traditional graphic design into a conceptual, self-taught exploration of visual mapping. Inspired by Bauhaus and Constructivist techniques, his paintings, installations, and works on paper reinterpret urban and psychological landscapes through spontaneous yet structured forms. Since relocating to the U.S. in 2016, his process has increasingly drawn from city rhythms, walking, and the emotional dynamics of displacement and adaptation.  

 

His visual language incorporates paint, tape, yarn, and found materials, evoking both rational architecture and expressive emotion. The result is a body of work that sits at the intersection of order and chaos, intuition and data, inviting viewers to navigate invisible terrains of feeling and space.  

 

Halaburda's work has been exhibited widely across the U.S. and Europe, including solo exhibitions in Paris, New York, Santa Fe, and at venues such as The LionHeart Gallery, Artmora Gallery, and the Peyton Wright Gallery. Since 2018, he has participated in numerous group exhibitions and public art programs, building collaborative relationships with curators and institutions on both continents.

 

In recent years, he has expanded his practice into immersive installations that explore emotional topographies in three dimensions. These have been featured at Hudson Valley MOCA, Garner Arts Center, and the Terrain Biennial Newburgh, allowing audiences to experience his conceptual mapping work on a spatial, participatory level.  

 

Whether working on canvas, paper, or in space, Halaburda’s practice seeks to make the invisible visible, to chart the hidden emotional maps that define how we experience the world around us.