David Halliday Art

This photograph by David Halliday is offered by CLAMP in New York City. Fallen Sequoia 1999 Signed and numbered, recto; Also blindstamped, l.r. Toned gelatin silver print 29 x 29...

This print is from David Halliday's Box Series where he creates his own distinctive take on classic still life compositions. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil from the edition ...

Color still life photograph of purple grapes with green vines on figurative olive branches against a white and beige background 'Walking Grapes', by David Halliday, 2017 archival pig...

Color still life photograph of figurative fig branches with green leaves, measuring stick, and colorful nautical rope against a white and light beige background 'Flotsam and Fig Limb...

Sepia Toned Landscape of Net in Water and Reflection from Tonga 17 x 17, edition of 25 Silver Gelatin Print, unframed David Halliday's series consists of sepia-toned still lives of...

Contemporary still life photograph of faint orange wall with white plaster patches archival pigment print, ed 2 of 10 22.25 x 40 inches unframed 28.75 x 46 inches in dark wood frame with non-glare glass In this series, Halliday captures the interiors of his home and studio. The photograph depicts a light orange painted wall with white plaster patches over a mantelpiece. The artist likens the patches to clouds hovering over a horizon. Light blue styrofoam resting in the foreground provides an elegant detail of color. This still life photograph is complimented with a dark wood frame with non-glare glass. About the artist: American, b. 1958, Glen Cove, NY, United States, based in Schodack Landing, NY, United States Elegant still lifes bathed in natural light, so masterfully composed one could forget that it is, in fact, a photograph – this is how we’ve come to recognize David Halliday’s work. The artist first gained recognition for his sepia toned silver gelatin prints of common place objects and food staples, emphasized by sublime balances of form, texture, and shadow one could liken to classical painting. In more recent years the artist began embracing his subject matter with modern pops of color in surreal arrangements; vegetables and fruits eccentrically coupled with fish nets and cutlery balanced on undefined tabletops, seeming to float in midair. Now the photographer is retracting his lens to encompass the studio itself as his subject. In a self-portrait of sorts, Halliday skillfully combines elements of his craft in a modest interior...

Side Table with Chain and Window Stay (Diptych), 2017 Upper: 16 x 20 inches framed Lower: 14 x 10.5 inches framed toned silver gelatin prints in vintage fr...

11.25 x 11.25 inches unframed Archival pigment print edition of 12 Some of David Halliday's most engaging works are those from his Box Series in which he merges classical ideas about light and composition or still lifes with contemporary experiments of fresh color. In this series an empty cookie tin becomes a tiny studio for food objects. Halliday carefully styles his photographic subjects inside and, allowing only natural light to seep in through a circular window. The results feel less like still lifes and more like intimate portraits of human sustenance. In these photographs, the fleshy curves of a fig, the slick bodies of sardines, even the homeliest porcini mushrooms possess a degree of nobility, providing a refreshing contrast to the compulsive relationship we so often have with food, reminding us to slow down and savor with gratitude. In this particular image, the bright red Bing cherries with their bright green stems are piled high into a silver goblet, gently brushed with the natural diffused light, echoing techniques associated with a Vermeer painting! About the work: The Past Still Present: A master of light, New Orleans photographer David Halliday produces lush and elegant images that are both classical and modern. Using window...

archival pigment print, edition of 10 white washed wood frame, 33 x 41 inches framed still life photography, formalism, formalist photography, red black white, modern still life,...

Ed. 6/25 David Halliday has been making and exhibiting his photographs since the late 1980’s. He first gained attention for his sepia-toned silver prints of elegant, meticulously-co...

Ed. 3/25 David Halliday has been making and exhibiting his photographs since the late 1980’s. He first gained attention for his sepia-toned silver prints of elegant, meticulously-co...

This photograph by David Halliday is offered by CLAMP in New York City. Swamp Tree 1999 Signed and numbered in pencil, recto; Also blindstamped, l.r. Toned gelatin silver print 2...

Ed. 2/10 David Halliday has been making and exhibiting his photographs since the late 1980’s. He first gained attention for his sepia-toned silver prints of elegant, meticulously-co...

David Halliday sepia toned gelatin silver print titled "Seated Nude" 1996 Signed, dated, and numbered, l.r.; Also blind stamped, recto Sepia toned gelatin silver print (Edition of...