A Creation and Study on Zen in Digital Imagery Design

• Main Authors: Wen Chi Wu, 吳文祺
• Other Authors: Tai Sheng Kang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/87cf48

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 設計研究所在職進修碩士班 === 96 === An oriental philosophy, the Zen spirit is derived from the very nature of all things without being confined by form, and all is omnipresent in every minute detail, and all exists in the very nature. The characteristic of Zen’s intuitive view has a profound influence on the development of the oriental art, as art conveys the very nature of the Zen School, creates the Zen Art, and projects a special esthetical quality on egoless mind, intuitiveness, enlightenment and ambience. By gauging the Zen painting’s conception and expression technique, it is not difficult to find that Zen painting emphasizes rather on depicting the spiritual freedom and intuitive experience, particularly how the voluntary lines and link splash in Chinese splash painting and calligraphy mirror Zen’s intuitive view, and its frugal and rustic feature. Thanks to technological progression and imagery digitalization that free the creation process from being confined to the traditional forms, the expression techniques can now be more diverse, and because of so the traditional oriental culture and elements have been injected with new life to venture into brand-new realm. The creative study focus on Zen’s aesthetical quality and spiritual essence, and adopts the digital imagery design to highlight the creative results. The Zen culture and modern technology are blended to create the digital imagery work with a touch of modern Zen style. The study is able to derive the following findings through archival literature review and experimental creation, I.The asymmetrical and uneven conception mode is able to unleash an image with visual tension, where the space beyond a corner can be an infinite space, bestowing the beauty of an egoless mind. II.The voluntary lines and the incidental implementation process foster a close bond between an individual and the medium to experience the enlightening aesthetics of Zen. III.Combining the traditional elements and digital imagery creates a contrast of virtuality and reality in visual perception, and foster an enlightening beauty infused with conflicts intertwined with reality and virtuality in spiritual perception. IV.As the creation’s “visual image” and “Zen’s intuitive view” harbor conflicts in conceptual perspective, when rationality sets in, Zen seems to stray further away, whereas when sensuality sets in, Zen seems to be omnipresent, while rationality and sensuality is merely set apart by spiritual freedom, or rather the freedom to create.