On The Material And Its Art Expressive Ability In The Animation

The animation art, which is based on the films and brushwork models, is considered as a kind of course for human beings to record, refine andexpress the objective world by using the art of brushwork models in theworld of lens and the screen. And the "material" is functioned as a visualelement that has the broadest range in the content expression. Theexpressive way of the material in its origin, change and evolution hasalready become one of the most obvious symbols in the animation artdevelopment. That is to say, pioneers' study on the technology and formsof animation material in the past 100 years is not only the continuation andimprovement on the content, but also a kind of development andexploration of its art expressive ability.As one of the components of visual art, material is regarded as a holderboth of work content and the form in the art creation. Being influenced by thenational culture, region factor, time factor and so on, material has differentways of formation, as well as ever-changing artistic styles in its expressive wayin the history of the animation development of the whole world. The study onthese material expressive styles that are based on different culturalbackgrounds make it possible to clearly understand how animation improveand perfect itself into being brand-new media art form and cultural carrier onthe basis of absorbing various artistic languages. By understanding andexplaining the using and creation techniques of material in the animationworks of different artists during different periods, we can make use of"material"—this symbol to reveal cultural theme of the work of artists underspecific cultural background. In today's world which is full of the animation productionindustrialization, image technology digitization and culture diversification, this paper discusses some practical issues of material animation throughthe analysis of the development of various animation arts such as how todeal with its survival and development; how to make choice between artand commerce; how to inherit and develop the culture. Furthermore, thethesis proposes constructive suggestions at the mean time of rethinkingand looking forward to the future of Chinese animation art cause as well.