nicholas
nixon
A Legacy in Light: The Enduring Vision of Nicholas Nixon Nicholas Nixon, born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1947, stands as a quietly revolutionary figure in the landscape of American photography. His career isn’t marked by flamboyant shifts or trendy experimentation, but rather by a profound …
A portrait built from nicholas nixon's own colours
Every 21 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.
