maya
ying lin
The Architecture of Memory and Earth Maya Ying Lin, a name synonymous with the profound intersection of landscape and legacy, possesses the rare ability to make the inanimate speak. Born in 1959 in Athens, Ohio, to Chinese immigrant parents who were both scholars at Ohio …
A portrait built from maya ying lin's own colours
Every 5 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.
