His solemn and single-minded devotion to his work in the past 20 years has propelled him to the foremost ranks among Taiwan's artists.
那片盤根錯結的長春藤，在陽光和夜露中滋生出繁茂的枝葉；金哲夫的藝術生命，也不是一夜之間長成的。二十多年來，他一直以嚴肅和專注的態度作畫，而他的畫，也日益在美的境界中自我提昇。