ryuichi
sakamoto
ryuichi sakamoto (1952-2023) was a japanese composer, pianist, record producer, and actor. he was a co-founder of the influential electronic music group yellow magic orchestra (ymo) and released numerous solo albums, collaborations, and soundtracks throughout his career. sakamoto's work spanned various electronic music genres and …
A portrait built from ryuichi sakamoto'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.
