The value of integrating Chinese paper-cut art and modern womens clothing design
Historical value
Paper-cutting is one of the oldest folk art forms in my country. Before the invention of papermaking and paper, paper-cutting art activities had already become popular. Working people carved hollows on thin materials such as silk, leaves, leather, and gold foil, accumulating primitive forms for the production of folk paper-cutting. Real paper-cutting was produced during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. The papermaking industry developed significantly and the price of paper was low. Only then did paper-cutting become popular among the people and used in the lives of working people. Various sister arts have an inseparable blood relationship. Shadow puppetry, womens makeup, printing and dyeing patterns, sketch embroidery, paintings, and porcelain decorative patterns all have the same origin as paper-cutting. Among them, womens decorations, embroidery patterns and blue calico cutouts are the application of paper cutting in traditional clothing. They have certain historical and cultural significance and reflect the social economy, textile technology level and artistic aesthetic standards of the time.
Cultural Value
As one of the traditional Chinese folk arts, paper-cutting expresses the sentiments and customs of the Chinese national culture and incorporates the thoughts, emotions and judgments of good and evil of the working people. With the changing of dynasties and the rapid economic development, people are gradually exposed to different foreign artistic ideas. Many national and traditional things are gradually forgotten and obliterated, and the value of traditional art is ignored. According to the authors review of information, except for China and Mexico, almost all other regions have disappeared. Folk paper-cutting is the material expression of my countrys folk culture. It is one of the most important cultural heritages of mankind that urgently needs to be rescued, protected, inherited and developed. However, the mark of true civilization is the coexistence and common development of traditional culture and modern culture.
Realistic value
Folk paper-cutting has gone out of the small world of rural areas and entered the field of modern design. She can be seen in packaging design, interior decoration, book binding, stamp design, clothing design, animation, film and television. However, in the commodity economy and modern Under the impact of ideological trends, peoples cultural psychology and aesthetic standards have undergone tremendous changes. Some folk art forms, including paper-cutting, are facing severe challenges. How to use national elements in fashion is a serious issue worthy of discussion. Paper-cutting is the most popular folkIt is one of the traditional decorative arts and embodies the aesthetic standards of the peasant masses. However, our country has a vast territory and there are many paper-cut schools with different styles.
