Nobuo
Sekine
Nobuo Sekine: Sculpting the Encounter Between Earth and Form Nobuo Sekine (1942-2019) stands as a pivotal figure in contemporary Japanese art, inextricably linked to the groundbreaking Mono-ha movement. Born in Shiki City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, his artistic journey was defined by a profound engagement with …
A portrait built from Nobuo Sekine's own colours
Every 3 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.