Ben
Quilty
Early Life and Artistic Beginnings Ben Quilty, born in Sydney in 1973, is an artist whose work resonates with a raw emotional honesty that has captivated Australia and garnered international attention. His upbringing in the outer suburbs of north-western Sydney proved formative, shaping not only …
A portrait built from Ben Quilty'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.
