Wu
Guanzhong
Early Life and Artistic Awakening Wu Guanzhong’s journey began in the idyllic town of Yixing, China, in 1919, a place that would deeply imprint itself upon his artistic sensibility. Initially destined to follow in his father's footsteps as an educator, fate intervened through a pivotal …
A portrait built from Wu Guanzhong's own colours
Every 48 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.