luís
noronha da costa
Luís Noronha da Costa: Architect of Illusion and Light Luís Noronha da Costa (1942-2020) emerged from the vibrant, evolving art scene of 1960s Portugal as a singular voice – an architect of illusion, master of translucent materials, and a profound explorer of perception. Born in …
A portrait built from luís noronha da costa'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.