yu
chengyao
A Life Etched in Ink: The World of Yu Chengyao Yu Chengyao (1898-1993) stands as a compelling figure within the landscape of 20th-century Chinese painting, a testament to the power of late artistic awakening and the enduring resonance of self-taught vision. His story is not …
A portrait built from yu chengyao'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.
