During the era of Dutch rule in Taiwan, brick craft techniques from Quanzhou in mainland China began to make their way to the island. The evolution of brick carving in Taiwan in many ways reflects the course of history and culture in Taiwan over the last 400 years. Yet the art of carving brick gradually died out, and now only its uses as "decorative art" and "architectural art" remain.
從荷蘭人治台、台灣從大陸泉州引入燒磚技術開始，磚雕的演進過程，可說是台灣四百年歷史文化的縮影，然而磚雕藝術逐漸式微，目前僅零星以「裝置藝術」、「建築藝術」兩種方式呈現。