Michael
Craig Martin
The Architect of Precision Sir Michael Craig-Martin stands as a monumental figure in the landscape of contemporary art, a conceptual artist and painter whose influence stretches far beyond the canvas. Born in Dublin, Ireland, his early life was marked by a global journey, spending much …
A portrait built from Michael Craig Martin's own colours
Every 13 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.