There was a new mood of introspection, a realism and interest in the roots of the culture took hold, especially in the arts.
台南師專講師劉文三所收藏的民藝品，據說可以開好幾家古董店，他回憶當年入手收集的過程時說：「當年在藝專念書時，正流行普普、歐普藝術，我被西方活潑的繪畫觀弄得如醉如癡。