ethel n. adnan — Palette Genome

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ethel
n. adnan

1925 — 2021 · Modern

**early life and education** ethel n. adnan, a lebanese-american poet, essayist, and visual artist, was born in beirut in 1925 to a greek mother from smyrna and a damascus-born father, a high-ranking ottoman official. her eclectic background laid the groundwork for her diverse artistic expressions. …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from ethel n. adnan's own colours

Every 9 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.

← Cool · Shadow Warm · Earth Gold · Light →

Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.

Four-Colour Decomposition

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The Chromatic Knot

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.

Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers

The Source Works

Where the colour came from

Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.

etheln. adnan

A portrait built from ethel n. adnan's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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