He has never understood how some artists explore the same topic their entire lives. For his part, Kuo can ’ t remain unaffected by the turmoil in the world around him; events like the Korean War or the Vietnam War all entered his consciousness and found expression in his paintings.
對於有些畫家一生只畫一種題材，郭東榮坦言，面對世局的變動，他不可能無動於衷，不管是韓戰、越戰，都對他產生極大衝擊，並渴望藉由畫筆表現出來。