Current status of academic research on Helingers paper-cutting
Research on paper-cutting is not a new topic in the academic world. From the perspective of subject background research, domestic experts and scholars currently come from fine arts, design, folklore, sociology, ethnology, etc. It has been studied from multiple perspectives and a large number of literature monographs and academic papers have been published. I will not list them all here.
Helin paper-cutting is an important part of grassland culture and a precious folk cultural heritage in Inner Mongolia. In 2003, Helin County was named the "Hometown of Chinese Folk Paper-cutting Art" by the Ministry of Culture. In 2008, it was selected into the first batch List of national-level intangible cultural heritage expansion projects. In the article "Rescue, Protection and Development of Paper-cutting Art in Inner Mongolia", Mr. Amulbatu mentioned that nearly 100 banners in Inner Mongolia have paper-cutting art of different styles. Among them, the history of paper-cutting in Helingel County The most prominent. The paper-cut works created by folk artists have strong emotional color and rich ideological and cultural connotations. It also mentioned that we must understand the value of our national cultural resources in the overall pattern of human culture. There are also several monographs compiled by Duan Jianjun, the inheritor of Helingers paper-cutting, "Helingers Paper-cutting Collection" and "Hometown of Chinese Folk Paper-cutting Art - Helinger", which provide valuable information for the appreciation and research of Helingers paper-cutting art. picture information. However, there is still a lack of theoretical analysis of Helin paper-cuttings artistic modeling, cultural connotation, and so on. Therefore, there is still a lot of room for the author to summarize and explore the artistic modeling and graphic semantics of Helins paper-cut patterns. It is the main theoretical basis for extracting the cultural connotation of Helin paper-cutting. Finally, it provides theoretical basis and rich creative language for reference in regional printmaking creation. The books "Helinger - Hometown of Chinese Folk Paper-cutting Art" and "Helinger Paper-cutting Collection" compiled by Mr. Duan Jianjun, the inheritor of Helin County paper-cutting, have accumulated important picture materials for Helin paper-cutting.
