manāl
aḍ-ḍawayān
Early Life and Formation in a Shifting Landscape Manal Al Dowayan, born in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia in 1973, emerged as an artist from a uniquely positioned vantage point within a rapidly transforming society. Her upbringing was deeply influenced by the Eastern Province’s compound life—a blend …
A portrait built from manāl aḍ-ḍawayān's own colours
Every 1 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.
