sun
zong-wei
early life and artistic career sun zong-wei, a renowned chinese painter, was born in tianjin, china in 1912. his life's work would later be characterized by an unique style and technique in oil on canvas, earning him a place in the art competition at the …
A portrait built from sun zong-wei's own colours
Every 2 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.