The award also described Cheng as "bringing a positive attitude to the tradition of ink painting, rather than trying to subvert and dismantle it, and manifesting the innovative spirit of the age."
國家文藝獎還盛讚鄭善禧「以正面的態度面對水墨繪畫傳統，避開顛覆與拆解的過程，而能呈現時代創新的精神。」