Simplicity and Interaction in “Buddhist-Style” Chinese Ink Animation Short Films

Abstract

Originating from the simple and tasteful minimalist aesthetics of the design community and the Buddhist-style attitude towards life, combined by explorers of animation creation, simple Chinese ink animation short films have rapidly caught the attention of “Buddhist-style” animators and animation enthusiasts, with the gratitude towards the resonance of the temperament expressed in Chinese ink painting and the casual attitude of Buddhist style. The simple short films of ink animation that places a great emphasis on cutting simple frames to express the poetic and artistic conception and forge vivid and vital conditions of characters in pursuit of creative aesthetics, are permeated with the so-called “Buddhist-style” nature not only in the production team and the choice of creative themes, but also in the pursuit of creative effects. They advocate the simplicity of the frame and the abstractness of the image in a formal language.