我觉得从人类历史上看，佛教跟艺术之间有密不可分的关系。因为佛教是很抽象、深奥的东西，那么通过艺术，无论是唐卡也好，还有我们的一些哲学、其他一些传统的艺术，包括现在人们比较重视的一些现代艺术，佛教当中最甚深的一些道理，就是可以通过艺术的方式来展现。所以不管是古代也好，现在也好，它们之间有很多的关系。
——索达吉堪布
我想现在的佛法，也特别需要适合现代人的心态的一种艺术方式来展现。这样一方面人们也是一种在享受当中可以感受佛法的微妙和它的一些奇特的本性。
我觉得很多接受艺术的人也好、接受佛教的人也好，他要有一种超越性的心态才可以接受的。一般的一些人，他们可能精神的层面窄一些，金钱和物质上面多一些，那么人有了一些高层次的境界的时候，他会追求他的信仰，他会追求艺术的品味，现在这样的人越来越多了，因为现在大家都知道，金钱也并不是代表一切快乐，而且它也不能满足永恒的心理。因此我觉得现在通过艺术的方式来展现佛法的魅力，非常有必要。
因为前辈的一些大德当中，他们真正认识觉醒的时候，也是用一种艺术的方式，包括藏地也有、汉地也有，很多大德出生在艺术家庭当中，他自己的职业也跟艺术有直接的关系，而且他当时的开悟也是跟艺术的一些表示和它的一些方法有关系的。
所以我想我们现在的艺术也是通过一些奇妙的、或者说是通过一些很甚深的道理来认识人们所追求的佛教当中最超越的这种心理。本来艺术也是用比较玄妙的方法来追求人们最高尚的一种境界，而佛教也是往往追求这样的精神领域。这个时候它通过一种，我们佛教里面讲是一种“表示方法”，其实艺术感越来越强的话，它是另一种表示方法，很难以解释的，是一种世俗谛来追求胜义谛，也是一种世间的法，它背后更深奥的一种道理，展现出来的话就是艺术当中也是最高的这种技术。
释永觉简介
Introduction of Zhu Shenguang
释永觉，字慧一，1964年生于江苏太仓，俗名朱神光，亦名朱晴雨，号无觉子，国际知名的觉性艺术家、中国最优秀的油画家之一，“自然艺术禅”的创立者。2017年农历四月初八释迦摩尼佛圣诞日，于温州圣寿禅寺依虹光法师剃度出家，2018年受戒，现任温州龙湾天柱禅寺住持。
Shi Yongjue，styled Huiyi, was born in Taicang, Jiangsu, in 1964, with former name as Zhu Shenguang, also as Zhu Qingyu, and assumed name as Wu Jue Zi. He’s noted as a consciousness artist in many counties, and he is one of a most famous Oil Painters in China, and he created the Natural Art Zen. On the holy Birthday of Sakyamuni Buddha，the eighth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar 2017，Master Hongguang tonsued him and he became a Buddhist Monk at Shengshou Zen Temple. He is now the abbot of Tianzhu Zen Temple in Longwan District, Wenzhou city.
永觉法师16岁(1980年)进修于上海戏曲学院舞美系，21岁(1985年)入读于苏州大学美术学院，后游学欧美。
Mater Yongjue studied in Stage Design Department of Shanghai Theatre Academy when he was 16 years old (in 1980), and studied in School of Art of Soochow university when he was 21 years old (in 1985), and then had study tours in Europe and America.
法师出家前常居湖山，早期创作情感根植于乡情，绘画八十年代江南水乡场景，之后研读欧洲哲学和艺术美学著作，临摩各派艺术大师作品并画出创意作品，游历名山古刹，结合中国儒释道传统文化，创作意象太湖系列；2000年之后开始重点创作觉性艺术作品、禅意作品，通过抽象作品呈现宇宙、自然原始之美，引导人们身心回归自然、宁静、喜悦。永觉法师近年来创立“自然艺术禅”，以禅画、梵呗、颂钵等多种形式接引大众。
He usually lives by lakes and in mountains before he became a monk, with his early creation based on nostalgia and with paintings focusing on the scenery of Jiangnan water town in the 1980s. Later, he read and studied European philosophy and art and aesthetics works, copied the works of different schools of art masters and created innovative works, visited famous mountains and old temples, combined Chinese Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism traditional culture, and created Tai Lake image series. After 2000, he began to create consciousness art works and Zen spirit works, presented the original beauty of universe and nature through abstract works, and guided people to return to nature, serene and happiness physically and mentally. He created the Natural Art Zen in recent years, which will introduce Buddha Dharma to the public in various forms, such as Zen spirit painting, Buddhist chants, singing bowl and so on.
主要作品介绍
Introduction of main works
1980年至1990期间的作品多以江南水乡和四川彝族老人为题材，主要作品包括"水韵江南"系列、"梵"系列五十余幅等。
From 1980 to 1990, his works mainly took Jiangnan water town and elders of Yi Nationality in Sichuan as materials, with the main works including “water Jiangnan” and “Fan” series, etc, totally 50 works.
1990年至2000年期间，初期受吴冠中先生启发，创作"万象太湖"系列，后游艺巴黎、布鲁塞尔、佛罗伦萨等艺术圣地的美术馆、画廊、美术院校。
From 1990 to 2000, inspired by Wu Guanzhong in the early stage, he created “All-encompassing Tai Lake” series, and then he visited art galleries, art colleges and universities in Paris, Brussels, Florence and other art holy lands.
2000年左右弃笔用刀，重点向抽象风格发展。后创作"行者"系列等作品。
In around 2000, he stopped painting, but engraving, and focused on developing toward abstract style, with “pedestrian” series, and other works created later.
2012年始，游历泰国、缅甸、斯里兰卡、尼泊尔、印度等国，作品风格向冥想艺术发展。
From 2012 on, he visited Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Nepal，India，etc, with his works developing toward meditation art.
“我之绘画是为了通过艺术这一形式，去追寻自我存在于宇宙世界的意义。当人类因科学发明的日新月异感叹、骄傲时，殊不知其实质是将人类带上了走向毁灭的快车道。此时只有回归自然，回归人之本源才是唯一出路。也正是人类存在的意义所在。我之艺术是为了通过绘画形式，通过追求美的历程把社会属性的心回归到自然属性的心，去体悟宇宙之精神。体悟神性、佛性的存在；而与之交融，合为一体；体悟存在的意义和道的永恒。我之艺术是探索美的根本，使宇宙、自然之原始的美能在人类视觉中呈显；人是宇宙、自然的部分，人心即宇宙心、自然心。放弃所有思想，抛开一切观念，打开心门，让宇宙之光芒照耀心田。
My art wants to pursue my meaning in universe through painting. When human are amazed by and proud of rapid changes brought by scientific invention, they fail to aware that it brings human to the fast lane of ruin. At such a time, returning to nature and the human origin is the only way out, which is also the meaning for human existence. My art wants to return the heart with social property to the heart with natural property, feel the universe spirits through pursuing beauty by painting. My art wants to feel the existence of divinity and Buddhata, integrate with them, and feel the meaning of existence and the eternity of Taoism. My art wants to explore the nature of beauty through painting, and make the original beauty of universe and nature present in the vision of human. Human is just a part of universe and nature, human heart is the heart of universe and the heart of nature. My art abandons all thoughts and all concepts, but open the heart and let the light of universe brighten the heart.
我之艺术，没有思想，没有形式。作画时看不到色彩，摸不着画布，是自心觉性而舞。我之作品不是绘画，是我在宇宙中呼吸时留下的气息。” （朱神光自述）My art has no thoughts, no form. When I create, I see no color, and touch no canvas, but just my heart dances. My works are not paintings, but just the smell I left when I breathe in the universe. (Zhu Shenguang’s self narration).
主要展览情况
Main exhibition situation
国内部分
Domestic part
* 1994年 苏州美术馆个人画展"彝族归来"--朱神光人物作品展"
In 1994, individual painting exhibition “Coming back from Yi Nationality-Zhu Shenguang Character Works Exhibition” in Suzhou Art Museum
* 1995年 上海展览中心个人画展"水韵江南"--朱神光水乡作品展"
In 1995, individual painting exhibition “Water Jiangnan-Zhu Shenguang Water Town Works Exhibition” in Shanghai Exhibition Center
* 1997年 北京展览馆"彝族归来"--朱神光人物作品展"
In 1997, “Coming back from Yi Nationality-Zhu Shenguang Character Works Exhibition” in Beijing exhibition hall
* 2001年 参加上海艺术博览会
In 2001, taking part in Shanghai Art Fair
* 2002年 在深圳举办当代前卫画家四人联展
In 2002, holding four-painter joint exhibition of contemporary avant-garde painters in Shenzhen
* 2002年 参加上海艺术博览会
In 2002, taking part in Shanghai Art Fair
* 2003年 参加成都艺术博览会
In 2003, taking part in Art Chengdu
* 2004年 在深圳举办画展
In 2004, holding painting exhibition in Shenzhen
* 2007年 深圳美术馆举办画展"梧桐画梦"
In 2007, holding painting exhibition “Painting Dream of Phoenix Tree in Shenzhen Art Museum
* 2008年 北京虹湾艺术馆举办画展 "当代抽象艺术"
In 2008, holding painting exhibition “Contemporary Abstract Art” in Beijing Hongwan Art Museum
* 2008年 苏州圆通美术馆举办"行者--朱神光抽象作品展"
In 2008, holding “Pedestrian—Zhu Shenguang Abstract Works Exhibition” in Suzhou Yuantong Art Museum
* 2010年5月22日 扬州个人油画展"凤凰涅磐"
On May 22nd, 2010, holding individual oil painting exhibition “Athanasy”
* 2010年07月31日 在苏州中道艺术馆举办"浪漫天涯-朱神光油画小展"
On July 31st, 2010, holding “Forever Tropical Paradise –Zhu Shenguang oil painting exhibition”in Suzhou Zhongdao Art Museum
* 2010年10月3日 在苏州中道艺术馆举办"七彩虹--朱神光油画个展"
On October 3rd, 2010, holding “Rainbow-Individual exhibition of Zhu Shenguang Oil Painting” in Suzhou Zhongdao Art Museum
* 2011年3月 参加三亚碧海蓝天美术馆"两样水天堂--三亚、苏州艺术交流展"
In March, 2011, taking part in “Two water paradises-Sanya and Suzhou Art Exchange Exhibition” in Sanya Blue Sea and Blue Sky Art Museum
* 2011年9月 苏州中道艺术馆"百像生"朱神光油画展览开幕
In September 2011, holding Zhu Shenguang oil painting exhibition of “Bai Xiang Sheng” in Suzhou Zhongdao Art Museum
* 2018年温州市工人文化宫"道隐心行～无觉子禅意油画展"
In 2018, holding “Daoyin Xinxing～Wu Jue Zi Zen Spirit Oil Painting Exhibition” in Wenzhou Workers Cultural Palace
国外部分
Overseas part
* 1992年 作品被英国编入当代美术编年史
In 1992, works was listed into chronicle of contemporary art by the UK
* 1993年 美国加尼福尼亚The Orange County Museum of Art "Waterside City"
In 1993, The Orange County Museum of Art "Waterside City" in California in the USA.
* 1996年 美国休斯顿Houston Museum of Fine Arts "The Impression Of Tai Lake"
In 1996, Houston Museum of Fine Arts "The Impression of Tai Lake" in Huston, the USA
* 1998年新加坡狮城"The Impression Of Tai Lake"
In 1998, "The Impression of Tai Lake" in Singapura, Singapore
* 2000年 参展联合国成立五十五周年世界和平美术大展（韩国）
In 2000, taking part in world peace art exhibition for the 55th anniversary of the foundation of the UN (South Korea)
* 2001年 美国纽约Museum of Modern Art "The Impression Of Tai Lake"
In 2001, Museum of Modern Art "The Impression of Tai Lake" in New York, USA.
* 2001年 参展联合国成立五十五周年国际世界和平美术大展（纽约）
In 2001, taking part in world peace art exhibition for the 55th anniversary of the foundation of the UN (New York)
* 2002年法国里昂Muse des Beaux Arts "The Impression Of Tai Lake"
In 2002, Muse des Beaux Arts "The Impression of Tai Lake", in Leon, France
* 2004年 德国汉堡Museum Fur Kunst Und Gewerbe "The Impression Of Tai Lake"
In 2004, Museum Fur Kunst Und Gewerbe "The Impression of Tai Lake" in Hamburg, Germany
* 2006年 比利时布鲁塞尔Palais des Beaux-Arts "The Impression Of Tai Lake"
In 2006, Palais des Beaux-Arts "The Impression of Tai Lake" in Brussels, Belgium
* 2009年 美国Las Vegas Guggenheim Museum个人画展 "On My Way"
In 2009, individual exhibition "On My Way" in Las Vegas Guggenheim Museum, the USA
