Born in
Hsinchu, 1962, Ah Tui is a very valued, experienced comic artist from Taiwan.
he is an independent comic artist, ART TOY designer illustrator, and street
style observer. He works with many mediums other than comics. His work focuses
on science fiction comics, Western style with unique, sophisticated
illustration. His work is known for hidden codes and symbols, and popular with
puzzle and detective story fans.
Ah
Tui published his first book The Symbol of Taichi
in October, 1985, and has since published over 20 books. His well known early
works include Nine Lives Man (1985), with his signature sophisticated
style and European BD comic art, which won applause in France. Balezo (1995)
was the first comic to take on the European market, serialized by Kameha. Promised
Island 1-3 (1998-1999) was launched in Italy in 2005, by Per Questa Edizione
BD, making him the first Taiwanese to be featured in Italian magazine. In 2012,
Nine Lives Man and New Paradise were published in Singapore and
Malaysia in Simplified Chinese.
He was invited
by the Government Information Office in January, 2012 to participate in
Angoulême International Comics Festival’s Taiwan Exhibition. In August, he was
hired by Shih Chien University’s Media and Communication Department as
assistant professor. In October, Ah Tui became the first comic artist to be
invited for solo exhibition in both Grabel’s New Mangakas Festival and
Chamery’s International Comics Festival.
Ah Tui has put
Taiwan on the comics world map, and has become comics ambassador between Taiwan
and France. Ah Tui is the first Taiwanese artist to have a solo exhibit at an
international comic festival.
