gerald
laing
Gerald Ogilvie-Laing (1936–2011): Pioneer of British Surrealism Gerald Laing, born February 11th, 1936, remains a singular figure in the landscape of British art history. Though initially trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and Saint Martin’s School of Art, Laing swiftly rejected academic conventions, forging …
A portrait built from gerald laing's own colours
Every 8 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.