The creation of Chiu Ya-tsai is centered on figures, and his portraits have a temperament that is difficult to distinguish between Chinese and Western. The bold, powerful and strong colors employed in the background have the color concept of Fauvism. With the traditional Chinese outline drawing, the straightforward, simple lines sketch the contours of delicate facial features, not rigidly adhere to forms and details, but vividly depict the look of each character. His creation came from the thorough observation of mankind in a long period of time.

The artist yearned for orders within the composition and out of the chaos and the unreadable emotions of these memorable archetypes results in his unforgettable portraits. Chiu insisted that the spirit of his art is a derivative of the figure paintings dated to the Tang and Sung Dynasties. Similar to the ancient depictions of scholars and officials, the faces and gesture of his subjects are connotative of personality and mindset. In essence, Chiu's synthesizes traditions of Classical Chinese portraiture with Western elements, which results in parallels between his characters and those of Modigliani. It is Chiu Ya-tsai's old-fashioned faith in history and the wisdom of great men that prompt his paintings. Chiu's figures are truly portraits in that they are always poised and limited in body language, which work magnificently in portraying the precarious nature of man's being with a touch of mystery.This portrait is entitled Nude, The figure shown in this particular painting, with his almond-shaped eyes, arched eyebrows and red lips, appears to be gazing calmly into the distance, it hints at a slight sense of emotional expression.