Julie Mehretu — Palette Genome

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Julie
Mehretu

1970 · Contemporary

Early Life and Background Born: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1970) Family: Daughter of an Ethiopian college professor and an American teacher. Immigration: Fled Ethiopia in 1977 due to political turmoil, moving to East Lansing, Michigan. Education: Attended Kalamazoo College (B.A.), Cheikh Anta Diop University (junior year …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Julie Mehretu's own colours

Every 6 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.

JulieMehretu

A portrait built from Julie Mehretu's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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