Chan Sheng-Yao

Chan Sheng-Yao
Native name 詹聖堯
Known for Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, Painting, Poetry, Calligraphy, Photography, Sculpture, Design, Art History and Culture
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhan.
Chan Sheng-Yao
Traditional Chinese 詹聖堯
Simplified Chinese 詹圣尧

Chan Sheng-Yao (Chinese: 詹聖堯; pinyin: Zhān Shèngyáo; English: Stephen Chan), also known as Master Shen-Long and Master Sheng-Yao, is a contemporary Chinese Chan/Zen Buddhist master and multidisciplinary artist. His assumed name is Xiao Yao (逍遙), and amongst others his courtesy names are Tai Yi (太一), Shen Long (神龍), Tai Xuan (太玄) and Tai Chu (太初).

Buddhist Lectures

Chan is a Chan/Zen Buddhist master. In 2013, he lectured on Buddhist philosophy at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago,[1] and in 2014, he lectured on the topic of "Time, Space and Infinity" at the Loyola University Museum of Art.[2]

He has many conducted public talks on Buddhist scriptures including the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng (六祖壇經), the Heart Sutra (心經), the Sutra of Infinite Life (佛說大乘無量壽莊嚴清淨平等覺經), the Amitabha Sutra (佛說阿彌陀經), Essential Annotation on the Amitabha Sutra (彌陀經要解), the Chapter of Chanting Amitabha in Whole Completeness to Become Buddha by the Dashizhi Bodhisattva (Great Strength; Mahasthamaprapta) from the Surangama Sutra (大勢至菩薩念佛圓通章), the Surangama Sutra (楞嚴經) and the Vimalakirti Sutra (維摩詰經). His recent Buddhist publications include Wisdom of the Heart Sutra (2011), Amitabha (2013), Prajna, volumes I & II (2013), and the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (2014).[3]


Art

Chan has exhibited his artwork in solo and group exhibitions throughout North America and Asia [see exhibitions]. As a multidisciplinary artist, he works in many styles and media including ink painting, watercolor, oil painting, sculpture, and photography. He is a contemporary master of Chinese painting, poetry and calligraphy.[4] As observed by Chinese art historian Dr. Chu-tsing Li (李铸晋), Chan Sheng-yao’s art is totally self-motivated, and he has attained his achievements without any teacher.[5] He combines ink and other media together with techniques such as spraying and dripping to create abstract and semi-abstract paintings.[6] His paintings can be viewed and displayed from both sides.[7] He attempts to express the energy of the universe and the eternal state of ultimate harmony between humans and nature as advocated in Buddhism, Daoism and Confucian philosophies.[8] His personal artistic theory and philosophy of “enlightenment power,” is grounded within these classical philosophical concepts of creation and human existence.[9] He coined the term “enlightenment power” to describe the pure inherent nature of all beings to create their universe.[10] He elaborates on this theory in “A Manifesto on the Use of Enlightenment Power in Art Creation” (覺能藝創).[11]


"Chan Sheng-Yao-An Artist Very Different From The Others" by Dr. Chu-Tsing Li

In Dr. Li Chu-Tsing Li’s article “Chan Sheng-Yao – An Artist Very Different From Others” (2000), he discusses the historical trajectory of Master Shen-Long’s art.[12] He notes that Master Shen-Long’s art, from when he was a child until now, has been totally self-motivated, having attained his achievement without any teacher. Li writes that at present, Master Shen-Long’s work has reached full maturity for he “has been able to synthesize his poetry, essays, calligraphy, painting, philosophical ideas, and Buddhist thought all into a unified expression attaining the level close to perfection”, and that Master Shen-Long has the facility to achieve whatever he wishes in his mind. Dr. Li notes that Master Shen-Long has absorbed the Chinese basic cultural elements of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism, as well as Western influences, and modeled them together into a unified body of ideas; furthermore, that the great majority of his recent works have become milestones in the course of his artistic development. Dr. Li concludes the article by writing that Master Shen-Long’s paintings have continuously presented new faces and new developments, which is the basic characteristic of a very creative artist and is also the best proof of Master Shen-Long’s endless latent talent as a creative artist.


Selected Exhibitions


Selected Publications


References

  1. ↑ "Kioto Aoki, "The Natural World of Master Shen-Long: A Zen Master Visits SAIC," F-News Magazine, November 29, 2013". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Loyola University, "LUMA Presents An Evening With Master Shen-Long," F-News Magazine, November 29, 2013". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Read About Master Sheng-Yao". Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Li, Chu-Tsing (2001). "Chan Sheng-Yao - An Artist Very Different From The Others," in Smashing and Recreating the Universe: Chan Sheng-Yao's Art Generated By Enlightenment, ed. Hsing-Li Emily Tsai. Taipei: Purple Gold Guesthouse. pp. 23–29.
  5. ↑ Li, Chu-Tsing (2001). "Chan Sheng-Yao - An Artist Very Different From The Others," in Smashing and Recreating the Universe: Chan Sheng-Yao's Art Generated By Enlightenment, ed. Hsing-Li Emily Tsai. Taipei: Purple Gold Guesthouse. pp. 23–29.
  6. ↑ Li, Chu-Tsing (2001). "Chan Sheng-Yao - An Artist Very Different From The Others," in Smashing and Recreating the Universe: Chan Sheng-Yao's Art Generated By Enlightenment, ed. Hsing-Li Emily Tsai. Taipei: Purple Gold Guesthouse. pp. 23–29.
  7. ↑ Chao, Jacqueline (August 2010). ""Artist Portfolio: Chan Sheng-Yao" in Modern Art Asia, Issue 4". pp. 1–7. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  8. ↑ Tsai, Tsing-Li Emily (2001). "Embracing the Universe: Buddhist Paintings by Chan Sheng-Yao," in Smashing and Recreating the Universe: Chan Sheng-Yao's Art Generated By Enlightenment, ed. Hsing-Li Emily Tsai. Taipei: Purple Gold Guesthouse. pp. 37–45.
  9. ↑ Chao, Jacqueline (August 2010). ""Artist Portfolio: Chan Sheng-Yao" in Modern Art Asia, Issue 4". pp. 1–7. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  10. ↑ Chao, Jacqueline (August 2010). ""Artist Portfolio: Chan Sheng-Yao" in Modern Art Asia, Issue 4". pp. 1–7. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  11. ↑ Tsai, Tsing-Li Emily (2001). "Embracing the Universe: Buddhist Paintings by Chan Sheng-Yao," in Smashing and Recreating the Universe: Chan Sheng-Yao's Art Generated By Enlightenment, ed. Hsing-Li Emily Tsai. Taipei: Purple Gold Guesthouse. pp. 37–45.
  12. ↑ Li, Chu-Tsing (2001). "Chan Sheng-Yao - An Artist Very Different From The Others," in Smashing and Recreating the Universe: Chan Sheng-Yao's Art Generated By Enlightenment, ed. Hsing-Li Emily Tsai. Taipei: Purple Gold Guesthouse. pp. 23–29.
  13. ↑ "Worldcat". Retrieved 9 January 2014.


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