Paul
McCarthy
Early Life and Artistic Foundations Paul McCarthy, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1945, emerged as a significant force in contemporary art through a relentless exploration of the American psyche and its often-uncomfortable truths. His formative years were marked by a diverse artistic education, …
A portrait built from Paul McCarthy's own colours
Every 3 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.
