Shape features in Shaanxi folk paper-cutting
Shaanxi folk paper-cut art uses multi-point perspective of subjective imagery to express objects. Its characteristic is that the viewpoint is not fixed, the viewpoint moves in a circle around the object, and the object is displayed in an all-round way from all sides. Another kind of perspective is like X-ray perspective. For example, through the hen, you can see the eggs in the belly; through the nest, you can see the birds in the nest; through the tigers belly, you can see the tiger cubs in the belly. Strengthen the innocent and cute artistic image of the little tiger; cut the side human face and the side tiger into two eyes, and cut out the invisible eye; when cutting the pear, cut the pear seeds into the picture... These are all surreal imagery and artistic modeling concepts. It not only shows the three-dimensional space of objects, but also shows the continuous four-dimensional space of time and space and the five-dimensional psychological time and space.
The modeling characteristics of Shaanxi folk figure paper-cutting are not like traditional line-drawing figures, which organize clothing patterns according to the anatomy of the human body. Instead, they use patterns to decorate clothing, or randomly cut several fusiform patterns according to movements, or randomly use different directions. Parallel lines are used to express clothing patterns, thus enhancing the decorative feel of the characters. Shaanxi folk paper-cutting also has many unique decorative techniques. For example, when cutting a cat, mice are decorated on the cat to show that the cat is catching mice; flying birds are decorated on the standing bird to remind people of the birds flight; lotus flowers are decorated on the fish to replace fish scales. , to show that the fish is in the water. In order to completely express what I want to express, flowers of different seasons are cut into one picture; objects representing different spaces inside and outside the house are spread out on the same plane without blocking each other, in order to form the image of the paper-cut itself. of completeness, balance, decoration, etc.
Line is one of the main factors that make up the formal beauty of paper-cutting. The right combination of lines, the appropriate relationship between black and white, and the rhythm left when the blade runs between the soft tissue paper record the emotional pulse of the author. Folk artists pay attention to the decorative nature of paper-cut art. When cutting figures, they pay attention to the floral decoration of the clothes. When cutting animals, they pay attention to the swirling patterns of the hair. If there is no flower on the animal, you can add a small flower on it.
