Shirin
Neshat
The Echoes of Revolution and Exile Shirin Neshat’s artistic consciousness was forged in the crucible of profound political transformation. Born in Qazvin, Iran, her early years were steeped in the rich traditions of Persian calligraphy and Islamic aesthetics, yet it was the seismic shift of …
A portrait built from Shirin Neshat'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.
