chen
zizhuang
early life and inspiration chen zizhuang, a renowned chinese painter, was born in 1913 in the sichuan province. growing up in a humble household, chen's early life was marked by hardship, yet his passion for art prevailed. with no formal training, chen developed his skills …
A portrait built from chen zizhuang's own colours
Every 3 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.
