Many people believe that Chen Cheng-hsun's art makes use of the Chinese philosophical system in which the five natural elements may be combined to produce either favorable or repellent effects. Chen Cheng-hsun considers this for a moment and says that he really has not put great efforts into cultivating his work this way.
不論是創作態度、造型視覺或是材質，「有衝突、僵持都不是我所要的」，他表示。許多人覺得陳正勳的作品有中國人五行相生相剋的哲思，陳正勳想了想，認為自己並沒有這樣的經營。