Changes in paper-cut types and patterns of Yuxian paper-cutting
While producing traditional Yuxian paper-cut crafts, Yuxian paper-cutting manufacturers will also receive a large number of orders from dealers for customized single-color paper-cutting products. Single-color paper-cutting only needs to carve the required image on colored paper. That’s it, there is no need to dye the paper, the production time is short, there are few processes, and the direct cost and personnel wages are lower than the traditional Yuxian dyeing paper-cutting.
From a business perspective, low production investment costs, short production cycles, and high capital turnover rates will result in higher profits. Therefore, the production of single-color paper-cuts occupies a considerable proportion, and some manufacturers even There is a growing tendency to produce only single-color decoupage. There is no doubt that this is a manifestation of adapting to the market economy, but if things go on like this and only focus on the pursuit of profits, will the inheritance and development of Yuxian paper-cutting skills shrink more and more? If this is the case, the protection of Yu Countys paper-cutting skills will be out of the question, which will run counter to the original intention of advocating the use of a commercial development model. This is also one of the problems encountered in the current commercial development of paper-cutting in Yu County.
The makers of traditional Yuxian paper-cutting are farmers, who are also craftsmen who also run small businesses, and most of the buyers are farmers. Therefore, the collection of paper-cutting patterns mostly reflects the farming culture and is full of pastoral flavor, such as farming, Textiles etc. In addition, people yearn for beauty and wish for happiness, and combine some animals and plants with special meanings to make them auspicious and festive. Then there are the myths and legends, some heroes and various characters in dramas that people know and love. Nowadays, changes in the living environment have caused changes in the aesthetic taste and needs of paper-cut buyers, and have also led to changes and expansions in the uses of Yuxian paper-cut products.
