rew
hanks
A Cartographer of Australian Identity: The World of Rew Hanks Rew Hanks, a name synonymous with meticulous printmaking and profound historical inquiry, has quietly established himself as one of Australia’s most significant contemporary artists. Born in 1958 in Sydney, his journey hasn't been one of …
A portrait built from rew hanks'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.