martins
lhano
early life and activism martins lhano, a portuguese artist, lived from 1953 to 2023. her life was marked by activism against the estado novo regime, leading to her arrest by pide for distributing leaflets opposing the portuguese colonial war. this pivotal moment in her life …
A portrait built from martins lhano'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.
