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Art Historical Palettes

I made the original print in this series, the reds of the red caps in Renaissance portraits, during my time at RISD and I've been developing the body of work ever since. While these editions can be enjoyed as a series of "painterly Pantones," the ongoing project is research-based and committed to showing viewers new ways of thinking about artists' oeuvres and larger arcs in art history. By creating typologies of color and text, I pinpoint revealing and humorous themes throughout artists' careers or periods of time. The hope is to make ideas about art history accessible and compelling to a viewer who might not know much about the subject otherwise.

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(left: The reds of the red caps in Renaissance portraits, right: The blush of Madame de Pompadour's cheeks.)

It's Nice That published a comprehensive feature on the series.

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Caravaggio's Boy with a Basket of Fruit, 1593:
John Currin's Blondes:
The blues of David Hockney's pools:
The dresses worn by Velázquez's infantas:

The roseate bills in John James Audubon's The Birds of America: 1827-1838:
The yellow bills in John James Audubon's The Birds of America: 1827-1838:

Tonya Harding's figure skating costumes per competition:
The reds of the red caps in Renaissance portraits, framed:


The prints make a cameo in the music video for "Bloodvape," a hit single by the Original Peaches:




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