Carlos
Mérida
A Fusion of Worlds: The Life and Art of Carlos Mérida Carlos Mérida, born Carlos Santiago Ortega in Guatemala City in 1891, stands as a pivotal figure in the narrative of Latin American modern art. His journey was one of constant exploration—a compelling synthesis of …
A portrait built from Carlos Mérida's own colours
Every 2 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.
