David Diao
Not To Scale

2016
acrylic on canvas
72 x 120 inches

Diao was born in Chengdu in 1943. In 1949 he came to Hong Kong and then left for New York in 1955. While his journey from Chengdu to New York was full of uncertainty, Hong Kong was essentially his transit spot en route both geographically and emotionally speaking.
David Diao
This Way Out 2

2016
acrylic and carbon on canvas
42 x 100 inches

Hong Kong was a transportation hub, a point of departure for the Diao famly. The next stop could be Brazil or America. Not sure which, they knew they wouldn't stay in Hong Kong forever. They came to Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, a less vibrant place then, and settled down in a new building on Chatham Road.

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David Diao on Barnett Newman
February 4, 2013
video, running time: 2:10:15
David Diao
Salon 2

2011
acrylic and silkscreen on canvas
89 x 132 inches (226 x 336 cm)
David Diao
I Lived There Until I Was 6...(English version)

2008
acrylic and vinyl on canvas
36 x 28 inches (91.5 x 71.5 cm)
David Diao
40 Years of His Art
2013
acrylic and vinyl on canvas
40 x 60 inches
David Diao
The Rug, It Shrank!

2004 - 2005
acrylic on canvas
2 panels: overall 72 x 108 inches
David Diao
Endangered Species #2

2004
acrylic, enamel and silkscreen on canvas
84 x 108 inches
David Diao
Imperiled

2000
acrylic and silkscreen on canvas
76 x 114 inches
David Diao
FLAG/FIELD

1986
acrylic on canvas
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Liberation, where?

1987
acrylic on canvas
78 x 56 inches
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Pardon Me, Your Chinoiserie is Showing

1993
acrylic, enamel and vinyl on canvas
60 x 72 inches
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Cardinal Rule; Beware of False Friends

1988
Acrylic on Canvas
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Plus

2004
acrylic and silkscreen on canvas
79 x 127 inches
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Tree

1988
acrylic and canvas
84 x 84 inches
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Revisions

1989
acrylic and vinyl on canvas
78 x 72 inches
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Push/Pull

1989
acrylic on canvas
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Eye Chart

1989
acrylic and vinyl on canvas
48 x 66 inches
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Barnett Newman, Chronology of work 1

1990
acrylic and vinyl on canvas
96 x 180 inches
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Barnett Newman, The Paintings in Scale

1991
acrylic on canvas
79 x 127 inches
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Barnett Newman, The Paintings in Scale (detail)

1991
acrylic on canvas
79 x 127 inches
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Slanted MoMA

1995
acrylic and vinyl on canvas
46 x 70 inches
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Lying 1

2000
acrylic and silkscreen on canvas
79 x 115 inches
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Hiding

2000
acrylic and silkscreen on canvas
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Dancing 1

2002
acrylic and silkscreen on canvas
84 x 84 inches