Rural realism was one of the main results of this period. In the late 1970s, as Taiwan's economy took off, an art market developed, giving artists even more room to maneuver.
七○年代後半期台灣經濟也開始起飛，繪畫市場逐漸熱絡，到八○年代邁向高峰，畫家既有舞台又有市場。