In 1986, a diffident Wu walked into Taipei's Springtime Gallery. With his rough physical features and country mannerisms, the staff there had a hard time thinking of him as an artist. Wu's rural roots always made him uncomfortable in urban settings.
一九八六年，靦腆的吳榮賜走入台北「春之藝廊」，方頭大耳，鄉巴佬的模樣，讓藝廊的工作人員無法將他和「藝術家」聯想在一起。