erol
akyavas
Erol Akyavas: Echoes of Istanbul in Abstract Form Born in the vibrant, layered city of Istanbul in 1932, Erol Akyavas’s life and art were inextricably linked to his homeland. His early years, steeped in the rich cultural heritage of Turkey – a crossroads of civilizations …
A portrait built from erol akyavas'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.