In its first act, the movie presents that situation with stark simplicity. (theatlantic.com)
Both ways of doing it are appropriate — the simple ones because often the significance of an action is best known in stark simplicity, the elaborate ones because it is natural for men to wish to surround a treasured occasion with as much dignity as they can manage. (religion-online.org)
Penn's photographic style reveal a taste for stark simplicity whether applied to celebrity portraits, fashion takes, still lives, or people in remote places of the world. (fashionscoop.com)