cheng
kar-chun (1918–2000)
early life and artistic development cheng kar-chun, a renowned hong kong-born artist, was born in 1918. with no formal artistic training, cheng developed his skills through self-study, eventually mastering various art genres, including cartoon, figure, flower, and landscape. artistic style and contributions cheng's artistic style …
A portrait built from cheng kar-chun (1918–2000)'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.