Central symmetry in the composition of Manchu folk paper-cut patterns
The pictures of Manchu folk art works are composed of a variety of visual elements, and the visual attraction emitted from the visual center flows between each element. Although this kind of image composition is invisible, it is It can be clearly felt through the interrelationship between images. Kant pointed out that "without this force, there would be no connection and no arrangement." In a unified picture structure, all visual elements such as patterns, shapes, colors, etc. are controlled by visual gravity to create a rhythmic space. This is exactly the same as the "management position" and "planning white and treating black" in traditional Chinese ink painting.
The concept of center or core is a concept of universal significance, reflecting the basic schema of time and space. From a macro perspective, objects are organized around a certain core. Arnheim pointed out: "All objects in the universe are shaped around a core point, and the human brain also creates the shape of the center." Creating a core-like structure is a manifestation of human instinct. In Manchu paper-cutting, due to the differences in shape and color, visual attention is often focused on a certain prominent point, while other parts deviate from the visual center due to the relative unity of shape and color, becoming the edge or periphery of attention. The image in the visual center appears clear and distinct, while other parts become blurred. The factors that constitute the visual center in Manchu folk art works, especially paper-cut art, include the following: the visual center generated by contrast; the visual center generated by moving graphics; interesting graphics can easily become the visual center; the visual center formed by closed graphics ; Graphics with a small area tend to become the visual center; visual centers formed by mutated graphics. For the core explanation, people often think of concepts in geometry.
In geometry, the position of the core is always in the center, which is the center point of various positions. In other words, it is the point of intersection through the diameter. However, in Manchu folk paper-cut works, due to the different distribution of visual power in space, the center is set at any position on the picture, and then radiates from the center to the space around the picture. In a general sense, regular, symmetrical figures, in which the same geometric centerIt has a similar shape and is located in the center of the space. However, for irregular and asymmetric graphics, due to the differences between the graphics, the symmetrical balance form is broken, and the center is not necessarily at the central position, but is placed at other positions in the space, or it is called "multi-point management" visual center.
