David
Salle
David Salle: Architect of the Fragmented Image David Salle, born in Norman, Oklahoma, in 1952, is a pivotal figure in the landscape of postmodern painting. His work isn’t easily categorized—he’s been associated with neo-expressionism, simulacrum, bad painting, and new image painting—yet transcends these labels through …
A portrait built from David Salle's own colours
Every 22 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.
