In the past, in exhibitions and competitions sponsored by government agencies, the forms of art were confined to traditional Chinese painting, oil painting, water colors, or sculpture. There were no examples of more progressive forms, like "installation art" or performanceart, or of mixed media (such as sticking branches, metal, or porcelain shards onto doors or leather).
以往在公家機關籌劃的展覽、比賽中，美術型式一直相當僵化地界定在國畫、油畫、水彩、雕塑等幾個固定模式下，較前衛的影像、裝置、行動，或是在門板、皮革… … 黏上枯枝、金屬、陶片的混合素材等創作，全不在其中。