Álvaro
Barrios
The Graphic Soul of a Visionary: The Art of Álvaro Barrios In the vibrant tapestry of Colombian art history, few threads are as intricately woven and intellectually stimulating as those spun by Álvaro Barrios. Born on October 27, 1945, in the historic coastal city of …
A portrait built from Álvaro Barrios's own colours
Every 9 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.