In 1987 martial law was lifted, and there were demonstrations and political movements galore. Artists were no longer confined to "art for art's sake." They threw themselves into socialand political criticism, of which "political painting" was the most obvious branch.
民國七十六年政治解嚴，街頭運動興起，藝術家不再固守以往「為藝術而藝術」的心靈世界，而投入更多對政治社會當下的批判，「氾政治畫」是最明顯的一支。