Larry D. Lutchmansingh, a guest professor at National Taiwan University, adds that the reason Yang's work carries such weight is not only because of his grasp of politics, but also because of his powerful brush strokes and explosive imagery. He combined the two to reflect the high tide of political struggle, and to deny any possibility that he would compromise.
曾任「台大藝術研究所」客座教授樂滿心的解析，或許可以為之補充。樂滿心以為楊茂林的畫之所以能有份量，不僅止於對政治事件的捕捉，更在於他有力線性的筆調、狂暴的意象，以雙拼組合來對照政治鬥爭的高潮，和壓制妥協的可能性。