mark
grotjahn
Mark Grotjahn: Layers of Geometry and Butterfly Wings Mark Grotjahn is an American artist whose distinctive style blends geometric abstraction with intricate butterfly motifs, creating canvases that are both visually arresting and intellectually stimulating. Born in Los Angeles in 1963, Grotjahn’s artistic journey began with …
A portrait built from mark grotjahn'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.