Noting that countless artists have painted suns, birds, and horses before him, Wang says: "Mine are different only because they express my emotional response to the surrounding world. Take away this emotional element, and a painting is nothing more than plagiary.
對於自己的創作，王攀元一再強調，自古以來，不論是太陽、小鳥或是馬，都有太多人畫過，之所以不同，是因為「繪畫一門，就是創作者的心靈反應，脫離了心的表現，就是抄襲。