At the same time, we were aware of an important responsibility, namely to create art that was uniquely ours, a modern artistic path that could be said to be uniquely Taiwanese. ” The output of the group was by no means homogenous, but they were conjoined by shared ideals, and also by the agreement to make oil painting their primarily vehicle.
同時我們也意識到自己所肩負的責任，我們要開創出一條自己的路，一條屬於台灣現代繪畫的新路。」儘管每位成員風格不一，但大家都朝著共同的理想摸索前進，也約定都以油畫為主。