The Vibrant Spring.[Photo by Ju Chuanjiang/China Daily]

Rise up from the Deep.[Photo by Ju Chuanjiang/China Daily]

He even applies ink and color on a kind of coarse-fiber paper, which was invented by himself to create a white linear effect.

In 1968, Liu founded the Institute of Chinese Ink Painting, and his ink painting innovations were soon expanded to Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland.

His style later had profound influence in Asian countries like South Korea, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore.

To date, Liu has been invited by various galleries and museums across the world to hold solo exhibitions.

In 1981, Liu exhibited two ink masterpieces in Beijing to mark the establishment of the Chinese Painting Institute.

Two years later, he held an art show in the National Art Museum of China, the first of its kind by a Taiwan painter on the Chinese mainland.

In 1998, Liu was invited to an exhibition on Chinese art and civilization at the Guggenheim Museum in New York.

In 2007, the Palace Museum in Beijing staged a retrospective of his works.

His work has won a wide range of honors and is featured in the collections of 87 world-renowned art galleries and museums across the globe.

One of his masterpieces, Sun and Moon: Floating or Sinking, is now part of a precious collection at the British Museum. In 2011, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Chinese Art and Literature Award from the Ministry of Culture in China."I have been aspiring toward change and innovation. I hope every painting of mine can give people a different feeling," he said.