Byun
Shi Ji
The Soul of Jeju: The Life and Vision of Byun Shi Ji Byun Shi Ji (1926–2013) stands as a singular figure in Korean modern art, recognized for a distinctive blend of realism and expressive abstraction—a style that captured the essence of both the natural landscapes …
A portrait built from Byun Shi Ji's own colours
Every 35 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.