Carrie
Mae Weems
Carrie Mae Weems: A Voice for Visual Narratives of Identity and Resistance Carrie Mae Weems, born April 20, 1953, in Portland, Oregon, stands as a towering figure within contemporary American art—specifically recognized for her groundbreaking exploration of African American experience through meticulously crafted photographic narratives …
A portrait built from Carrie Mae Weems's own colours
Every 5 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.
