The Colorist
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A living archive of how artists work with color across time. Each artist profile scans publicly available works to trace dominant colors, a chromatic fingerprint, and the arc of a palette across a lifetime.A living archive of how artists work with color across time, tracing palettes, fingerprints, and lifetime arcs from public works.

Begin with an artist, carry a palette into the drawing system, or read the wider project.Begin with an artist, carry a palette into the drawing system, or read the wider project.

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Bridget Riley

Riley's early black-and-white paintings gave way to color investigations of extraordinary precision. Her stripes and curves use carefully calibrated hues to create optical vibration and movement.

Palette: #C09279 #754C30 #B889A9 #2D3733 #D8A13A #E6F1EF #19B3E0 #5771AF

  • Sea Cloud (1981): #5B2816 #84452E #87A7C4 #CE7960 #5E7687 #DC9D2F
  • Orient IV ( ) (2015): #B89778 #7C4A27 #8A6D57 #704D36 #9A6B46 #5D341B
  • Late Morning (1967): #84686C #DDEBE6 #F8D7C8 #BC958A #7C7357 #97998E
  • Cantus Firmus (1972): #3B3B3B #F4F6F4 #C6BF63 #8BB9D0 #7E848B #CC9A73
  • Achæan (1981): #1FB7DF #D4A937 #D0698B #E3F4F7 #BA7BA3 #C8B460
  • Nataraja (1993): #3867A9 #356A51 #AF474A #D5634D #7C78B8 #E8D8AD
  • Evoë 3 (2003): #478A8B #D1C1B8 #4E73C3 #AE8EAC #5676AF #989CB3

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How the palette changed

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