“ Abstraction was in vogue throughout the world — of course we all wanted to try it for ourselves! ” Kuo recalls. Abstract painting is particularly able to convey the mood of its creator, and at the same time, its ambiguous quality opens it up to variable interpretation. These were the reasons that attracted him to the genre.
「既然抽象畫已成世界畫壇主流，當然要嘗試創作，」郭東榮表示，抽象畫既能表達畫者內心的感受，又不容易被觀者輕易解讀，這種曖昧趣味，才是他選擇的主因。