richard
h. kern
Richard H. Kern: An Underground Visionary Richard H. Kern emerged from the vibrant, rebellious East Village art scene of New York City in the 1980s as a filmmaker, writer, and photographer who dared to explore taboo subjects with uncompromising honesty. His work wasn’t merely aesthetically …
A portrait built from richard h. kern'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.