José
R. Alicea
The Soul of Puerto Rico: The Artistic Journey of José R. Alicea Born in the historic city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1928, José R. Alicea emerged as a vital voice in the landscape of Caribbean visual culture. His artistic lineage is deeply rooted in …
A portrait built from José R. Alicea'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.