In 1980, after careful consideration, Chiu had his first solo show of asphalt paintings at the Spring Gallery. His innovations received widespread discussion in the media, but there was a small faction of conservative painters who accused him of not being respectful of tradition or even of making a spectacle.
一九八○年，懷著戰戰兢兢的心情，邱錫勳在春之藝廊推出第一次柏油畫個展《憶童年》，這項創新雖引起媒體廣泛討論，卻被少數保守派畫家批評為對傳統不敬，甚至認為他只是「愛作怪」。