erhabor
ogieva emokpae
Erhabor Ogieva Emokpae: Pioneer of Nigerian Modern Art Erhabor Ogieva Emokpae (1934-1984) stands as a monumental figure in the history of Nigerian art, recognized unequivocally as one of its foremost innovators and champions. Born in Benin City, Nigeria—the ancestral capital of the Edo Kingdom—Emokpae’s formative …
A portrait built from erhabor ogieva emokpae'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.
