James Turrell是一位出生于1943年的美国当代艺术家，被认为是“南加州光与空间运动”的先驱。也许从未听过他的名字，但是他的作品常常活跃于大众的视野中。他擅长以空间和光线为创作素材，多年来，他一直在探索光作为媒介的多种可能性。
James Turrell is an American contemporary artist born in 1943 and is considered a pioneer of the "Southern California Light and Space Movement". Perhaps he has never heard of his name, but his works are often active in the public eye. He is good at using space and light as creative materials. For many years, he has been exploring the various possibilities of light as a medium.
特殊的人生经历塑造了他与众不同的世界观。James Turrell的父亲是一名航空工程师，母亲是一名医生。或许是父母的职业让他从小就接触了科学，在1965年获得了波莫纳大学（Pomona College）的感知心理学学位。期间他还接触了数学、地理学和天文学，毕业之后进入加州大学学习艺术。这样的选择，印证了他对宇宙和人类内心世界两端尺度的好奇和探索。
James Turrell's father was an aeronautical engineer and his mother was a doctor. Perhaps his parents' careers exposed him to science from an early age, leading him to a degree in perceptual psychology at Pomona College in 1965. He was also exposed to mathematics, geography and astronomy before attending the University of California to study the arts. This choice confirms his curiosity and exploration of the two ends of the universe and the human inner world.
在浓厚的兴趣下，James Turrell在16岁就获得了飞行执照，累计飞行时间超过1万 2千小时。他穿梭于云层中，在光芒的包裹下感受光的聚拢和扩散。这种难得的经历给他带来的是震撼。目光所及是如此广阔，而这一刻的感知是忘我的。这些体验在物理上和心理上拉近James Turrell与光的距离，他受贵格教派（Quakers）熏陶颇深，在他的作品中，这些宗教背景无疑给光赋予了更多精神层面上的神秘性和超越性。他始终追寻着：Go inside to greet the light（走进自己，迎接光）。
With great interest, James Turrell earned his pilot's license at the age of 16 and accumulated more than 12,000 flying hours. He moves through the clouds, feeling the gathering and spreading of light wrapped around him. He was shocked by this rare experience. The horizon is so vast, and the perception of this moment is selfless. These experiences bring light closer, both physically and psychologically, to James Turrell, who is steeped in Quakers and whose religious backgrounds undoubtedly lend light a more spiritual mystique and transcendence in his work. He was always going inside to greet the light.
作为观者，眼前的一幕往往是短暂的，真正深刻的是认知。James Turrell追光的经验告诉人们：看见与观看的区别，你看见了什么不代表就是什么。James Turrell用自然光创造出一系列令人惊叹的作品，巧妙融合光、空间与观者的认知，使每位观者都独一无二的体验。虽然光线是触不到摸不着，但James Turrell的作品，像是一个个活生生的对象、一场开放的盛宴。“我的作品不在于我看见了什么，而是关于你的观看。” — James Turrell
As a viewer, the scene in front of us is often short, but what is really profound is cognition. James Turrell's experience with light tracing tells people the difference between seeing and seeing. What you see is not what you see. James Turrell USES natural light to create a stunning series of works that blend light, space and the viewer's perception to create a unique experience for each viewer. Light does not touch, but James Turrell's work is a living object, an open feast. “My work is more about your seeing than it is about my seeing, although it is a product of my seeing.”— James Turrell
光、视觉和认知这三个元素构成了James Turrell作品的核心。想到美，很多人可能联想到一朵花，一个实实在在的艺术品，或者一道亮丽的风景线。美的定义因人而异，但是真实的体验却是无比珍贵的。这段“看见”的过程，本身即为一种独特的美感经验。
Light, sight and cognition are three elements that form the core of James Turrell's work. When many people think of beauty, they may think of a flower, a solid work of art, or a beautiful landscape. The definition of beauty varies from person to person, but the real experience is inestimable. This "see" process, itself is a unique aesthetic experience.
观“光”者，以视觉感受美。追“光”者，以感知诠释美。我们都生活在天空底下，却很少人真正地去感受它。我们所看得见的宇宙就是一个形形色色的画廊，艺术品只遨游在人们的想象中。
Those who observe "light" feel beauty by sight. The pursuer of "light" interprets beauty through perception. We all live under the sky, but few of us really feel it. The universe as we see it is a gallery of sorts, and works of art live only in the imagination.
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