ma
desheng
Ma Desheng: Echoes of Tradition and Resistance Ma Desheng (born 1952 in Beijing) stands as a singular figure within contemporary Chinese art, recognized primarily for his masterful woodblock prints—works imbued with a profound connection to both artistic heritage and political commentary. His journey from disciplined …
A portrait built from ma desheng'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.