Lucas
Samaras
The Fragmented Self: The Surreal Vision of Lucas Samaras Born in the historic landscape of Kastoria, Greece, on September 14, 1936, Lucas Samaras would eventually become a master of the distorted image and a pioneer of psychological depth in late 20 Permitted century art. His …
A portrait built from Lucas Samaras's own colours
Every 11 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.
