A few more far-seeing people appreciated what they were trying to do, and such people as Chang Lung-yen, Yu Chun-chih and the modern poets Yu Kuang-chung, Chi Hsuan, and Chi Ko often wrote articles in their support. Eventually a hot little journalistic war sprang up around their work, a circumstance which helped them to become more known.
當時國內許多人不能接受這些作品，甚至有人把畫展的說明書當場撕毀；但也有對現代藝術大力支持的，像顧獻樑、張隆延、虞君質等學者，尤其是現代詩人余光中、紀弦、楚戈等人，更經常發表文章大力鼓吹。