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Wu Guanghua: Bridging Tradition and Innovation in Chinese Painting Wu Guanghua (吳冠中), born August 29, 1919, in Yixing, Jiangsu Province, China, stands as a monumental figure in the landscape of modern Chinese art. His artistic journey wasn’t merely about replicating established styles; it was a …
A portrait built from wu guanghua'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.