What is paper cutting art
“The art of paper-cutting is produced in the practice of workers and is also their own art. It is created by the working people themselves in order to meet the needs of spiritual life in addition to productive labor and social activities. A simple and free form of expression applied and spread among them." It is determined by the various art forms created by human beings.
The so-called paper-cut art is a unique folk art. It has its own artistic language and form of expression. It can be summarized in one sentence, that is, "the art of separating graphics from the paper." In short, it is a simple plane carving art that uses cutting, tearing, carving, fire carving and other techniques to achieve decoration.
From the perspective of paper-cut modeling methods, paper-cut uses a variety of methods such as the head-up method, the homophonic method, the simplified method, the exaggerated method, the isomorphic method, the shape-shifting method, the overlapping method, the broken-cut method, and the borrowing method. method. Therefore, paper-cutting has more and more colorful connotations. Because paper has great limitations and restrictions on the shape and image in terms of color and material, and is insufficient in expressing the sense of volume, depth and layering of objects. Therefore, in order to make up for these shortcomings and defects, the use of head-up and top-down views is adopted. and methods of observation and expression of looking around horizontally. From the expression form of paper-cutting, it can be divided into single-color paper-cutting and colored paper-cutting. Monochrome paper-cutting can be divided into negative engraving, positive engraving, combination of yin and yang, etc. No matter what the content of paper-cutting is, its basic feature is the unity of realism and deformation; adopting such a method satisfies peoples psychological needs for perfection and beauty in things, and It shows the completeness of things and has an unobstructed artistic effect. Paper-cut art is a cultural form that people quickly adopt to express their needs when they need it. Therefore, it does not need to spend a lot of time to achieve the height of authenticity, but to achieve a need for cultural expression. Because of this, it uses the meaning of homophony to form a certain styling method. In the homophony of paper-cutting, there are generally two types of homophony meanings: one is simple homophony, that is, the image and meaning are completely harmonious with a single pronunciation, such as using money to harmonize the pronunciation of the word "qian". In this way, an abstract auspicious word is It has become a comprehensive collection of concrete paper-cut patterns; the second is mixed homophony, that is, the purpose of homophony is achieved through the mixed use of homophony, metonymy, symbols and other techniques. Apart from thisIn addition, a direct allegorical method is also used to design and express the theme. It concisely summarizes the natural form through homophony, symbolism, allegory and other techniques; at the same time, the clever and reasonable composition form, expression method, etc. make the art of paper-cutting uniquely original and possessing strong vitality.
Paper-cut art is mainly a life culture created by working people. It is closely related to peoples lives and customs. Most of them are directly used to beautify themselves, beautify objects and beautify the living environment. With its simple shape and perfect functions, it meets the multi-level and multi-faceted needs of workers both spiritually and materially. It is both the source and the flow of art, and the artistic embodiment of the rich and colorful people’s life.
In short, the artistic expression of paper-cutting is mainly achieved through this unique composition method, the expression of yin and yang and the layout of dots, lines and surfaces on the paper.
