Leonilson
The Intimate Cartography of José Leonilson In the landscape of Brazilian contemporary art, few voices resonate with as much profound vulnerability and quiet strength as that of José Leonilson Bezerra Dias. Born in Fortaleza in 1957, Leonilson’s life and work were inextricably linked to the …
A portrait built from Leonilson'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.