This diptych has autobiographical implications. On the left Hsin-Yao gives us his view of the street outside his home and studio in San Francisco. the city he came to pursue his art career a few years ago. On the right he shows us the street in front his home in Taipei the city where he grew up and first dreamed of becoming a successful painter - a dream he is now realizing.

Hsin-Yao describes his "Liu-Bai" series, of which this painting is among, in this way:

"I am combining both Chinese and Western philosophies and techniques. In traditional Chinese painting, there is a skill called 'Liu Bai' meaning not to fill in all spaces on a canvas. The blank spaces allow the general surface of a painting to 'breathe'.

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14 x 32 inches
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