ding yi — Palette Genome

The Masters · Chromatic Profile

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1962 · Contemporary

Ding Yi (Artist) Ding Yi (丁㇠; born 1962) is a Chinese contemporary artist currently based in Shanghai, marking him as a pivotal figure in the burgeoning geometric abstraction movement within China’s artistic landscape. His journey began amidst the turbulent backdrop of the Cultural Revolution, shaping …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from ding yi'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.

← Cool · Shadow Warm · Earth Gold · Light →

Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.

Four-Colour Decomposition

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The Chromatic Knot

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.

Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers

The Source Works

Where the colour came from

Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.

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A portrait built from ding yi's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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