Willys
de Castro
Willys de Castro: Architect of Active Space Willys de Castro (February 16, 1926 – June 5, 1988) was a Brazilian visual artist whose work fundamentally challenged the traditional boundaries between painting and sculpture. Born in Cuiabá, Brazil, he emerged as a pivotal figure within the …
A portrait built from Willys de Castro's own colours
Every 2 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.
