One of a handful of Chinese artists with worldwide influence, Liao Shiou-ping's achievements have earned him the Wu San-lien and the National Literature and Art Achievement Awards. Yet when Taiwan's preeminent printmaker speaks of the state of contemporary Taiwanese art, his voice is full of pain: "This is an era without dreams!"
藝術成就獲吳三連文藝獎、國家文藝獎（美術類）肯定的廖修平，是華人世界中少數具世界影響力、全能型的版畫家，然而，擁有「台灣現代版畫推手」尊稱的他，談起台灣當前的藝術狀態，痛心說出：「這是一個沒有夢的時代！」