Shūsaku Arakawa — Palette Genome

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Shūsaku
Arakawa

1936 — 2010 · Modern

A Life Disrupted: The Conceptual Vision of Shūsaku Arakawa Shūsaku Arakawa, born in Nagoya, Japan, in 1936 and passing away in New York City in 2010, was an artist who dedicated his life to dismantling conventional perceptions. His journey wasn’t simply a progression through artistic …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Shūsaku Arakawa'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.

Shūsaku
Arakawa

A portrait built from Shūsaku Arakawa'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 Shūsaku Arakawa's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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