allan
mccollum
The Architect of the Surrogate: The Visionary World of Allan McCollum In the vast, often overwhelming landscape of contemporary art, few figures command attention through such quiet, subversive power as Allan McCollum. Born on August 4, 1944, in Los Angeles, McCollum’s artistic journey is not …
A portrait built from allan mccollum'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.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
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.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.