Matthew
Barney
A Sculptor of Myth and the Body: The World of Matthew Barney Matthew Barney emerged in the art world as a force unlike any seen before, an artist who doesn’t simply create works but constructs entire universes steeped in symbolism, mythology, and a profound fascination …
A portrait built from Matthew Barney'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.
