The rules of composition in Chinese folk paper-cut patterns
While pursuing the flat composition structure of paper-cutting, it is also important to study its formal rules. The reason why a paper-cut work can move peoples hearts is that the form is the most important. The composition in paper-cutting is mainly expressed through symmetry and balance, order and repetition, rhythm and rhythm, etc., reflecting the beauty of its composition. The art form is a creative activity of rational thinking by paper-cutting artists according to the formal rules of beauty to form new pictures. Goethe once said: "Beauty is the manifestation of the secret laws of nature. If no one reveals this law, it will always be unknowable."
"Yin Yang Fish" Shaanxi Zhang Linzhao
It can be seen that beauty exists in laws. There are many formal beauty rules for composition in paper-cut pattern art, among which symmetry and balance, order and repetition, rhythm and rhythm all reflect certain formal beauty rules.
"Happy Flowers" Jiaozhou Yan Wenguang
Symmetry and balance are one of the important formal beauty rules in paper-cutting. Most of the plane composition formats are symmetrical structural patterns. The earliest paper-cut works in my country, such as horse and monkey paper-cuts, are symmetrical works. Through the application of the law of symmetry, we can feel that the material world is a philosophical view of yin and yang that "one life creates two, two creates three, three creates all things...". For example, the yin and yang fish, the snake and the rabbit in the paper cutting are cleverly placed against each other in a circular composition, which is both opposite and unified, and is very dynamic. This form is also called happy encounter. This movement and stillness , containsA simple philosophical outlook. In the process of cutting and cutting, attention should be paid to the stability of the center of gravity of the picture to avoid losing balance. Symmetrical works give people a sense of stable, solemn and generous formal beauty, while balance gives people a lively and lively formal beauty.
"Lotus Pot Giving Birth" Gansu Qi Xiumei
Level and repetition are also commonly used formal beauty rules in paper-cut composition. Hierarchy means that objects have been highly summarized and refined to give them the beauty of order. Repetition is also the most commonly used method in paper-cutting, where the same or similar images appear repeatedly. For example, Gansu Qi Xiumeis paper-cut work "Lotus Pot Gives Birth", the characters and animals in the picture have been processed in an orderly manner, and coupled with repeated organization, the entire picture has strong formal tension. The work "Hen" by Fan Zuoxin from Gaomi, Shandong Province, has a concise and general appearance, with feathers arranged repeatedly in a zigzag pattern, which is very organized.
"Hen" Gao Mi Fan Zuoxin
Rhythm and rhyme are also one of the important art form rules for the composition of paper-cut window grilles. Rhythm refers to the sense of movement produced when the same visual element is repeated over and over again. The rhythmic repeated arrangement of the same image or unit image can also form rhythmic beauty, and can create a vibrant and prosperous scene in the picture. The paper-cut ceiling lace has continuous and repeated patterns such as spring flowers and lotus flowers, which have a strong sense of rhythm and rhythm. Lu Shengzhongs paper-cut work "The Harmony of Heaven and Earth, All Things Are Born" also has a strong sense of form. The use of dots, lines and surfaces is just right, especially the repetition of lines, which makes the picture very dynamic and visually impactful, expressing the beginning of the rhythm of life.
"Ceiling Lace" Jiaozhou Wang Ruiqin
Of course, there are many other artistic rules for paper-cut composition, and their flexible use in the picture can enhance the artistic conception of the entire work.
"The Harmony of Heaven and Earth, All Things Are Born" Lu Shengzhong
