Mario
Merz
A Life Forged in Resistance: The Early Years of Mario Merz Mario Merz’s artistic journey was indelibly shaped by the tumultuous backdrop of 20th-century Italy. Born in Milan in 1925, his path diverged from conventional aspirations when he became involved with the antifascist group Giustizia …
A portrait built from Mario Merz's own colours
Every 10 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.
