Shomei
Tomatsu
Shomei Tomatsu: A Photographer of Postwar Japan Shomei Tomatsu (1930-2012) wasn’t a formally trained photographer; his artistry blossomed from direct experience, forged in the crucible of post-World War II Japan. He emerged as one of the most significant voices documenting this turbulent era, capturing not …
A portrait built from Shomei Tomatsu'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.