Wang's timeless style has remained unchanged ever since his days at the art academy in Shanghai. Some say it's because he's lazy, and some regard him with contempt. He is often misunderstood, to the point where someone once argued that a red sun in one of his paintings was a sneaky hint of pro-communist leanings.
王攀元的畫風一生不變，早在上海美專時，他就確立了這樣超時代的畫風，一路走來，有人說他偷懶，有人嗤之以鼻，有人看不懂他在畫什麼，連筆下的紅太陽，都有人說他親共。