李书安，男，出生于1952年，籍贯陕西，擅长油画。1963年开始学习绘画，1974年，曾参与户县开门办学教学活动。1978年毕业于中央美术学院油画系，1986年毕业于中央美术学院油画系油画研修班。2006年赴美国明尼苏达大学学习，获明尼苏达大学《结业证书》。现任北京电影学院美术系教授、硕士生导师，曾任该系副主任。是中国美术家协会会员、北京美术家协会会员、中国油画学会会员、国家广播电影电视总局美术家协会副主席，并担任北京油画学会理事、中国电影美术学会学术顾问等社会职务。曾担任北京电影学院原美术系主任。中国美术家协会会员，中国广播电影电视美术家协会(原)副主席，此外，还担任教育部博士论文评审委员会委员，北京高校教师职务专业学术评议委员会评审专家等职务。
李书安在中央美术学院学习期间曾师从吴作人、靳尚宜、詹建俊、闻立鹏、朱乃正等教授。李书安教授在北京电影学院美术系从事艺术教育28年之久，可谓桃李满天下，培养了众多的美术人才和影视艺术家，国际著名的电影、电视导演如张艺谋、韩刚、霍建起等都是他亲自教过的学生。
李书安的油画作品多次在中央电视台、北京电视台和中国教育电视台新闻节目中播出，2000年北京电视台摄制题为《李书安的油画艺术》电视专题片在“北京你早”栏目中播出。其油画作品被国内外多家重要机构和个人收藏家收藏，包括中国美术家协会、美国哈默集团、香港东方艺术基金会、台湾长门艺术中心、澳大利亚驻中国大使等。他曾在中国美术馆、云峰画苑、北京电影学院等地举办多次个人画展，并于2006年在日本横滨举办个人油画展；其作品多次参加国内外重要联展，如1994年全国第二届油画展、1996年中国油画协会首届油画展、2003年今日中国美术大展等，并赴美国、澳大利亚、日本、香港、台湾等多个国家和地区参展。李书安曾担任北京电影学院美术系教授、硕士生导师、系副主任，并兼任国家广播电影电视总局美术家协会副主席、中国美术家协会会员、北京油画学会理事等职务；他还积极参与学术活动，例如于2023年作为嘉宾出席‘六法见境——河北工艺美术职业学院六人展’开幕式。其作品在拍卖市场表现活跃。
2005年，李书安应邀前往日本横滨举办个展，受到横滨市文化部长的热情接待和日本观众的赞誉。一位前来看画展的法国导演称他为“人类学家”。著名艺术批评家，策展人，中央美术学院邹跃进教授对李书安的“人的方式”系列油画艺术进行了认真的研究，撰写了专题论文《有形的抽象及其意义——对李书安〈人的方式〉系列作品的思考》。
用李书安自己的话说，“在‘人的方式’中就是要表现所有的人，即没有地域、国籍、种族之分的所有人的行为方式；而人物形象的个性化，从意义上看，则承担着与群体对立的个体含义。”别样的艺术感性和存在如果把李书安的“人的方式”系列油画摆放在当今造型艺术的平台上与中外艺术家的艺术发展流派脉络相比较，无疑他已经进入了艺术语境的新境界。因为李书安的油画艺术具有深度的“根”,那就是人的生存方式，人的群体性和人的相互依附性，人与人之间的不可分离和共生。除此之外，李书安的油画艺术的美学韵味也与中国的传统美学分不开。正如知名当代艺术家刘旭光所言：“李书安的创作超越了人自身的生理结构关系，在人与人之间的群体关系中提出问题，在中西审美视角中提出自己的看法。混沌深厚的画面中有一种别样的艺术感性和存在，更增加了其中对审美意义的思考。‘人的方式’提供给我们一个对视觉的深厚思考和审美的新视角。”
Li Shu 'an, male, born in 1952, native of Shaanxi Province, specializes in oil painting. He began studying painting in 1963 and participated in educational activities for school establishment in Huxian County in 1974. He graduated from the Oil Painting Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1978 and completed the advanced oil painting program at the same department in 1986. In 2006, he studied at the University of Minnesota in the United States, where he received a Certificate of Completion. Currently, he serves as a professor and master's supervisor in the Art Department of the Beijing Film Academy, having previously served as deputy director of the department. He is a member of the China Artists Association, the Beijing Artists Association, the China Oil Painting Society, and the Vice Chairman of the Artists Association under the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television. Additionally, he holds various social positions, including council member of the Beijing Oil Painting Society and academic advisor to the China Film Art Society. He formerly served as head of the Art Department at the Beijing Film Academy. He also holds positions such as Vice Chairman of the China Radio, Film, and Television Artists Association (formerly) and member of the Doctoral Dissertation Review Committee of the Ministry of Education, as well as an expert reviewer for the Professional Academic Evaluation Committee for Teaching Positions in Beijing Higher Education Institutions.
During his studies at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Li Shuan studied under renowned professors including Wu Zuoren, Jin Shangyi, Zhan Jianjun, Wen Lipeng, and Zhu Naizheng. For 28 years, Professor Li has dedicated himself to art education at the Art Department of the Beijing Film Academy, nurturing a distinguished cohort of visual artists and film/TV professionals. Internationally acclaimed directors such as Zhang Yimou, Han Gang, and Huo Jianqi are all his former students.
Li Shu 'an's oil paintings have been frequently broadcast on news programs of China Central Television, Beijing Television, and China Education Television. In 2000, Beijing Television produced a television documentary titled "The Oil Painting Art of Li Shu 'an," which aired on the program "Good Morning, Beijing." His works are collected by numerous prominent institutions and private collectors both domestically and internationally, including the China Artists Association, the Hammer Group in the United States, the Hong Kong Oriental Art Foundation, the Changmen Art Center in Taiwan, and the Australian Ambassador to China. He has held multiple solo exhibitions at venues such as the National Art Museum of China, Yunfeng Art Gallery, and the Beijing Film Academy, and organized a solo oil painting exhibition in Yokohama, Japan, in 2006. His works have participated in numerous major international group exhibitions, including the Second National Oil Painting Exhibition in 1994, the First Oil Painting Exhibition of the China Oil Painting Association in 1996, and the Today China Art Exhibition in 2003, as well as exhibitions in countries and regions such as the United States, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Li Shu' an served as Professor, Master's Supervisor, and Deputy Director of the Fine Arts Department at the Beijing Film Academy, while also holding positions such as Vice Chairman of the Artists Association under the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television, Member of the China Artists Association, and Council Member of the Beijing Oil Painting Society. He actively engages in academic activities, notably attending the opening ceremony of the "Six Methods Revealed: A Six-Person Exhibition at Hebei Vocational College of Arts and Crafts" as a guest in 2023. His works have demonstrated strong performance in the auction market.
In 2005, Li Shu 'an was invited to hold a solo exhibition in Yokohama, Japan, where he received warm hospitality from the Yokohama City Culture Department and acclaim from Japanese audiences. A French director who attended the exhibition referred to him as an "anthropologist." Renowned art critic, curator, and Professor Zou Yuejin of the Central Academy of Fine Arts conducted extensive research on Li Shu' an's oil painting series titled "The Way of Man," publishing a specialized paper titled Tangible Abstraction and Its Meaning: Reflections on Li Shu' an's "The Way of Man" Series.
In Li Shu 'an's own words, "The 'way of human beings' aims to depict the behavior patterns of all people—those without distinctions of region, nationality, or ethnicity; whereas the individualization of character images, in terms of meaning, carries an individual significance that stands in opposition to the collective." A unique artistic sensibility and existence: When Li Shu 'an's series of oil paintings titled 'The Way of Human Beings' are placed on the contemporary platform of visual arts and compared with the artistic development trends of Chinese and foreign artists, it is evident that he has entered a new realm of artistic discourse. This is because Li Shu 'an's oil painting art possesses profound roots—namely, the modes of human existence, the collectivity of humanity, mutual interdependence among individuals, and the inseparable symbiosis between people. Furthermore, the aesthetic charm of Li Shu 'an's oil paintings is deeply intertwined with China's traditional aesthetics. As renowned contemporary artist Liu Xuguang noted, "Li Shu' an's creations transcend the physiological structural relationships of humans, raising questions within interpersonal group dynamics and presenting his own perspectives from both Eastern and Western aesthetic viewpoints. Within these complex and profound compositions lies a distinctive artistic sensibility and existence, further enriching reflections on aesthetic meaning.' The Way of Human Beings' offers us a profound contemplation of vision and a novel aesthetic perspective."（注：来自智能翻译）
