Comic Artist from TAIWAN: PUSH COMIC (Ah Tui) 阿推

self portrait by PUSH COMIC (Ah Tui)

Born in Hsinchu, PUSH is an important, experienced comic artist in Taiwan. He has served as a comic editor in a publishing firm, an art editor in a record company, and an assistant professor in a university. Currently he is undertaking multimedia projects, doing toy design, writing for columns, reviewing competing works for visual and comic contests, and working for NIKE collection exhibition as creative director and curator, who launched “Comix Happy” Magazine in 2007. He has also worked with many globally renowned name brands and media (such as VOGUE, GQ, ELLE, LV, hTC, G-shock, Adidas, and so on).

In 1995, his work BALÉZOwas carried by French comic magazine KAMÉHA, marking the first Taiwanese comic work in Europe. His alternative science fiction with BD comic art style captured numerous French readers’ heart. In addition, in 2005, an Italian publisher (per questa edizione Edizioni BD) published the Italian version of his PROMISED ISLAND Part 1-3, which were first published in 1998-1999, creating a new era in the Taiwanese comics circles. The codes and symbols hidden in his comics have become a favorite game of decoding for fans of PUSH.

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Awards and exhibitions:

● 2012, 2013, 2015 representative artists at the Taiwan Pavilion of the Angoulême International Comics Festival

● 2012: Invited to have his solo exhibition at Montpellier Les Nouveaux Mangakas and was awarded“PRIX SPÉCIAL DU JURY” of the year as selected by Montpellier Journalists Association.

● 2012: Invited to have his solo exhibition at Chamery’s International Comics Festival

● 2013: Invited to participate in the A Parallel Tale: Taipei in 80s x Hong Kong in 90s exhibition co-organized by the Cultural Affairs Department of the New Taipei City Government, Dala Publishing, and the Hong Kong Arts Centre.

● 2014: Employed as Hsinchu County Affairs Advisor; in charge of mascot production, overall visual design, and solo exhibition for Taoyuan International Animation & Comics Exhibition in July 2014.

● 2014: Assessor of a design contest for a mascot representing the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts.

● 2014: Invited by Guangzhou Comicfans Culture to serve as an assessor in the final assessment committee of the 7th China International Comics Festival and the 11th China Animation & Comics Competition Golden Dragon Award.



Selected Works:

● 1985 太極符 The Symbol of Taichi / TTV Cultural Enterprise Ltd.

● 1986 九命人 Nine Lives Man / China Times Publishing Co.

● 1993 新樂園 New Paradise / China Times Publishing Co.

● 1994 公的．母的 Cock-and-Hen / China Times Publishing Co.

● 1995 超人巴力入 Balezo / China Times Publishing Co.

● 1996 殺人免責權 Killing Bad Guys as Your Wish! / China Times Publishing Co.

● 1996 美工科學生 An Art Student, A Dog That Hates Art, and A Cat That Loves Art / China Times Publishing Co.

● 1998-99 承諾島 Promised Island 1-3 / Sharp Point Publishing Co.

● 2010 The 18 Bronzemen@Copy Original x Push Comic

"Memories of the 80s" by Push Comic

"Memories of the 80s" by Push Comic