After graduating from high school, Liao was admitted to the Taipei National University of the Arts, but because of his youthful rebelliousness and his artist's romantic flair, he felt that what he was learning was too limited and withdrew from school.
高中畢業後，廖武治考進國立藝專，卻因年少的叛逆與藝術家的浪漫，覺得學校所學有限，進而休學。「我當時心想，梵谷也沒進過美術學校，生前甚至沒有真正賣過一張畫啊！」