james
arthur surls
James Arthur Surls: Sculpting Myth and Landscape James Arthur Surls (born April 19, 1943, Terrell, Texas) stands as a singular figure in American modernist sculpture, recognized for his monumental earthworks that grapple with profound themes of mythology, nature, and the evolving identity of the United …
A portrait built from james arthur surls'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.