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Selby Mvusi: A Voice of the City Selby Mvusi (1929-1967) remains a profoundly significant, yet tragically underappreciated, figure in South African art history. Born in Richmond, KwaZulu-Natal, to Vunina (Nxasane) and Jotham Mvusi, his early life was shaped by the realities of apartheid, an experience …
A portrait built from selby mvusi'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.
