Laurel
Nakadate
A Delicate Balance of Power: The World of Laurel Nakadate Born in 1975 in Austin, Texas, and nurtured creatively in Ames, Iowa, Laurel Nakadate emerged as a compelling voice in contemporary art, one that fearlessly navigates the complex terrain of sexuality, gender, intimacy, and power …
A portrait built from Laurel Nakadate's own colours
Every 2 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.