On Kawara — Palette Genome

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On
Kawara

1933 — 2014 · Modern

A Life Measured in Dates: The Conceptual World of On Kawara On Kawara, born in Kariya, Japan, in 1932 and passing away in New York City in 2014, stands as a pivotal figure in the landscape of post-war conceptual art. His journey, marked by geographical …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from On Kawara'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.

← Cool · Shadow Warm · Earth Gold · Light →

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

Four-Colour Decomposition

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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.

Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers

The Source Works

Where the colour came from

Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.

On
Kawara

A portrait built from On Kawara's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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A portrait built from On Kawara's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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