ismail shammout — Palette Genome

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ismail
shammout

1930 — 2006 · Modern

early life and displacement ismail shammout, a renowned palestinian painter and art historian, was born in 1930 in the gaza strip, then under egyptian control. his family, like many others, was displaced during the 1948 arab-israeli war, forcing them to flee to egypt. this pivotal …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from ismail shammout's own colours

Every 3 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.

ismailshammout

A portrait built from ismail shammout's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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