john
buck
A Life Carved in Wood and Bronze: The Singular Vision of John Buck Born in 1946 in Ames, Iowa, John Buck’s artistic journey is one of relentless exploration—a deep dive into the cultural currents that shape our perception of nature, mythology, and the often-ironic tapestry …
A portrait built from john buck's own colours
Every 1 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.