iakov
afanassiev
A Life Etched in Faces: The Portraiture of Iakov Afanassiev Born in Moscow, Russia, in 1947, Iakov Afanassiev embarked on a journey that would see him become a celebrated portraitist, capturing the subtle nuances and enduring spirit of his subjects. While initially rooted in the …
A portrait built from iakov afanassiev'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.
