Takeshi
Kitano
Takeshi Kitano: A Life in Comedy, Film, and Beyond Takeshi Kitano, also known as Beat Takeshi, is a multifaceted Japanese artist whose career spans comedy, acting, filmmaking, and television hosting. Born on January 18, 1947, in Tokyo, Japan, Kitano has become an internationally recognized figure …
A portrait built from Takeshi Kitano'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.
