A Life Between Worlds: The Artistic Journey of Tang Haiwen Tang Haiwen (曾海文), born Zeng Tianfu in 1927 in the coastal city of Xiamen, China, embodies a fascinating intersection of Eastern tradition and Western modernism. His life was one of deliberate seeking—a quest for artistic liberation that led him from the calligraphy studios of his youth to the vibrant art scene of post-war Paris. Unlike many of his Chinese contemporaries who r…
Scroll through Tang Haiwen's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Tang Haiwen's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.