As Taiwan's first generation of Western-style artists, these painters faced the pressure of proving, through their own example, to their contemporaries and elders that artistic creation can be a meaningful career, a profession that brings fame and success.
作為台灣第一批的美術家，畫家所面臨的時代壓力，是以身作則向家鄉父老證明從事美術創作是一種有意義的工作，甚至可以功成名就的行業。