daniel
simmons jr.
A Legacy of Rhythm and Roots: The Life of Daniel Simmons Jr. Born in the vibrant heart of Hollis, Queens, in 1953, Daniel Simmons Jr. emerged from a household where the intellect and the aesthetic were inextricably linked. As the son of a Black history …
A portrait built from daniel simmons jr.'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.
