Billy
Al Bengston
The Surface of the Machine Billy Al Bengston moved from Dodge City, Kansas, to Los Angeles in 1948. His hands learned the textures of the West Coast through more than just brushes. He spent time as a professional motorcycle racer and a surfer, lives that …
A portrait built from Billy Al Bengston'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.