Prospects for the future of folk paper-cutting in the Yellow River Delta
The vast number of rural women in the Yellow River Delta used to be the main force in folk paper-cutting, and there were also some famous paper-cutting artists in various places. Since the 1960s and 1970s, influenced by ultra-leftist trends, folk paper-cutting was once neglected. Since the reform and opening up, peoples material and cultural life has undergone tremendous changes. Folk activities and folk paper-cutting in the Yellow River Delta have revived and flourished. With the development of the country, peoples demand for beautifying life has regained its vitality. Many rural girls have picked up scissors and learned to cut window grilles. They not only learned the traditional art of paper-cutting, but also used paper-cutting to reflect life in the new era.
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Shandong folk paper-cut
The reason why paper-cutting has great vitality is that it uses extremely cheap paper and cutting and engraving tools. In the current situation where the inheritance of paper-cutting in rural areas has gradually been lost, remedial measures for paper-cutting teaching in primary and secondary schools should be strengthened so that most children can develop a love for the art of paper-cutting from an early age so that it can be passed down and inherited in the future. Folk paper-cutting has been gradually recognized by people for its artistic and academic value, and the art of paper-cutting is regarded as the study of ancient culture. With the continuous efforts of paper-cutting artists, they have broadened the vast world of paper-cutting creation and created a new era in the historical development of paper-cutting.
“You can use stones from other mountains to attack jade,” American social forecaster John Nesbitt said in the book “Big Trends”: “Folk art is exactly in balance with the computer society.” High technology requires high-style and emotional art to coordinate with it. As our country modernizes, the art of paper-cutting will surely become more and more popular among the people, and will definitely play a positive role in promoting national culture and building socialist material and spiritual civilization.
