raphael
hefti
Jean-Michel Basquiat: A Life Painted in Rebellion and Brilliance Born in Brooklyn, New York City, in December 1960 to a Haitian father, Gerard Basquiat, and a Puerto Rican mother, Matilde Fernández, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s life was one of profound contrasts – privilege alongside struggle, artistic promise …
A portrait built from raphael hefti'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.
