The graphic decorative beauty of folk paper-cutting in northern Shaanxi
Paper-cutting is used as a kind of decoration in peoples lives today, showing a profound "meaningful form". It can be seen from the paper-cut works and expression techniques that line is an important form of paper-cut, including the trend, thickness and structure of the line, the graceful connection of the line, the arrangement of the line, the combination of the line and the interweaving of the line. The graphic content revolves around the daily life, ideological sustenance, and yearning for a better life of the paper-cutters. There is no fixed pattern in the composition of the graphics. It can be said that each paper-cut has a different decorative connotation.
The graphics of folk paper-cutting in northern Shaanxi do not consider the objective description of the thing itself, and the paper-cutting patterns vary. For example, the theme of dolls in paper-cutting is different from the hands of different paper-cutters. Cao Dianxiang, a member of the Chinese Paper-cutting Research Association, has bright lines in "Doll Holding a Chicken". A big rooster is held in the arms of a child, sitting on the On the flowers and grass with big leaves, the composition is full and full of wealth; "Bird Playing Doll" by Gao Jinai, a member of the Chinese Paper-cutting Research Association, the child on the side is like a shadow puppet, with a bird on each hand, There are two jumping dogs on both sides, the image is lively, innocent and romantic; Zhu Guanglians "Lotus Doll" has a doll sitting on a blooming lotus, holding up two birds with both hands, one on each side of the head.
The conception and creation of these graphics have greatly helped regional visual design. Local folk paper-cut patterns have also been used on some specialties of northern Shaanxi, reflecting the local regional culture and style.
