Hew Locke — Palette Genome

The Masters · Chromatic Profile

Hew
Locke

1959 · Contemporary

A Tapestry of Displacement and Heritage The life of Hew Locke is a profound journey through the shifting landscapes of identity, empire, and cultural memory. Born in Edinburgh in 1959, his early years were deeply shaped by the winds of change blowing through Guyana during …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Hew Locke'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.

← 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.

HewLocke

A portrait built from Hew Locke's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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