Ignite the Soul

Han Dai-Yu received his B.F.A. and M.F.A. from the China National Academy of Art. From 2001-02, Dai-Yu prevailed as an Artiste dans la Residence et La Cite Internationale des Arts Paris and then spent 2002-06 in the U.S.A as a visiting scholar and artist. He was the founder of a Chinese Comprehensive Art program and taught drawing and painting classes for over ten years. His volumes on drawing and painting are published by the China National Academy Press and Taipei International Cultural Publishing House. His solo exhibitions have been housed in many international locations, including the Shanghai Art Museum and Museum of Chinese Painting Institute in Shanghai, La Cite Internationale des Arts Paris, and the LA Contemporary Art Gallery in Los Angeles. Most recently invitations for his work have come from the New York Contemporary Art Fair and SCOPE Miami.

This elegant textbook is an integration of Chinese aesthetics and culture with the instruction of figure drawing. The author uses Chinese calligraphy and its expressive use of line and form as examples of elevating the drawing of the human figure into an art form. The text is concise, easy to read and beautifully illustrated with the author's figure drawings." —Katherine E. Smith, Associate Professor, Southeast Missouri State University