The Masters · Chromatic Profile
wong
kan tai
1957
· Contemporary
The Genesis of a Visual Chronicler Born in 1957 on the tranquil Lantau Island, Wong Kan Tai’s journey into the heart of the image began amidst the shifting tides of Hong Kong's history. His early career as a photojournalist in the late 1970s provided him …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from wong kan tai'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.