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john
mccracken

1934 — 2011 · Modern

John McCracken: The Sculptor of Silence John Harvey McCracken (December 9, 1934 – April 8, 2011) was a seminal figure in minimalist sculpture and a cornerstone of the Light and Space movement. Born in Berkeley, California, he cultivated an uncompromising aesthetic that prioritized simplicity, materiality, …

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john mccracken
The Palette Genome

A portrait built from john mccracken'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.

← Cool · Shadow Warm · Earth Gold · Light →

Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.

Four-Colour Decomposition
The Chromatic Knot

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.

0° Red 90° Yellow 180° Cyan 270° Blue saturation →
Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers