Seydou
Keïta
A Pioneer of Postcolonial Portraiture Seydou Keïta, born around 1921 in Bamako, Mali—the precise date remains shrouded in the mists of time—emerged as a profoundly influential figure in African photography. His life coincided with a period of immense transformation for Mali, transitioning from a French …
A portrait built from Seydou Keïta's own colours
Every 32 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.
