Aya
Takano
Aya Takano: Bridging Manga Dreams and Superflat Reality Aya Takano, born December 22nd, 1976 in Saitama, Japan, isn’t merely a painter; she's an architect of fantastical landscapes infused with the vibrant pulse of manga aesthetics. From childhood spent immersed in her father’s expansive library—a trove …
A portrait built from Aya Takano's own colours
Every 6 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.
