The Night Sky of New York

1954
Wu-Yung Hsu · at age 
34
Oil on canvas
91 × 72.5 cm
The year was 1953. Coming from the US back to a comparably backwaters Taiwan, the New York skyline feels surreal and other worldly. The windows of sky scrapers resemble the stars in the skies or the shine of precious stones, it was stunning. I felt it would be interesting to pair this skyline with an American girl straddling a flying horse cruising the night sky. There is also a story in ancient China about an emperor who traveled the skies on top of a flying horse. This painting uses cubism techniques, and combines flowers and my imagination to merge everything together.

紐約之夜天空

1954
許武勇.
34
油彩.畫布
91 × 72.5 cm
1953年(民國42年)從相對落後的台灣來紐約看摩天樓時,感覺確實來到別的世界。夜間摩天樓的窗光好像是星星或寶石一樣閃爍著,非常美麗。我想摩天樓的上空配美國少女騎著馬遊天空更有趣(中國有皇帝乘天馬遊天的故事)。統合花影及幻想以立體派技巧作畫。