A Brooklyn Beginning and the Rise of SAMOJean-Michel Basquiat erupted onto the 1980s art scene as a force of raw energy and intellectual depth, an impact that continues to resonate profoundly today. Born on December 22, 1960, in Brooklyn, New York, to a Haitian father …
Every 100 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.
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.