Arita inspiration While studying and working in the US, Liou found that though modern ceramic works were plentiful there, they could only be described as artworks which use ceramics as a medium of expression rather than ceramic art. Also, individual creativity is emphasized over the carrying on of tradition. In Japan, however, he could see how marketing and innovation were changing traditional ceramic arts and reviving them.
「有田燒」的啟示在美國多年，劉峰雄發現，這裡雖有豐富的現代陶瓷創作，卻只能定位為美術的一種表現形式，創作也偏重個人風格而不講究傳承；反而他在日本時，看到了傳統陶藝透過行銷與創新的轉化，讓百年老藝品得以浴火重生。