akinola
lasekan
early life and artistic career akinola lasekan, also known as s.a oladetimi, was a nigerian artist born in owo, ondo state in 1916. he was one of the pioneers of nigerian modernism in art and was famous for his naturalistic portraiture. lasekan's 38-year art career …
A portrait built from akinola lasekan's own colours
Every 4 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.
