Learn from the Chinese folk paper-cutting art and recreate it
Inheriting and drawing on the traditional folk paper-cut art has greatly expanded the ideas and creativity of artistic creation, enriched the artistic language and ideological connotation, and given off new vitality.
The study and research of folk culture can provide greater development space and artistic nutrition. For example, artist Shi Hu places special emphasis on drawing nourishment from folk art. His works present a sublime and tranquil artistic beauty. In his traditional Chinese painting creation, he draws on the plastic language and formal structure of paper-cut art, integrating it with pen and ink, and his works are candid and honest. natural. Its free-flowing expressions, grafting and exaggerated modeling methods inject new vitality into its creations, which have both traditional simplicity and modern life flavor.
Shi Hus works
The installation work "彳亍" by Professor Lu Shengzhong of the Central Academy of Fine Arts uses paper-cut collage and other techniques to express the maze-like road surface covered with countless footprints. The image in the work is a kind of surreal visual imagination. , the whole work is full of original flavor, simple and strong colors, and has profound humanistic connotation. Mr. Yang Xianrang commented that Lu Shengzhongs art is a successful example of using modern artistic techniques to deal with ancient themes. Mr. Chen Lusheng also said: "The integration of traditional characteristics and modern techniques has proposed Chinas own modernism."
Lu Shengzhong uses the paper-cut production method to provide a new artistic expression paradigm for contemporary art creation and design. Return to local culture and combine it with folk art to fully reveal the beauty of nature. Most of the color expressions in paper-cutting are single colors. "Monochromaticity is the characteristic of the original color of the times." It embodies the original view of monochromatic worship and also reflects the simple color view of paper-cutting artists. Modern design requires simplicity, liveliness, and strong visual impact. This color concept can be extracted from the folk and applied to modern design. Of course, in addition to focusing on the innovation of formal features such as shape and color, modern design also pays more attention to the meaning and seeks support from traditional culture.
< /p>Installation work "彳亍" by Lu Shengzhong
Only the perfect combination of formal characteristics and connotation can modern logos have both a sense of the times and profound connotations. One of Han Meilins designs is a logo for Air China. The design uses phoenix as the main body. It has a beautiful shape, is simple and bright, has a black and white contrast, has strong impact and has a profound meaning. The oil painting "Lotus" by Beijing contemporary female artist Luan Weili not only uses the most primitive, most vital and visually impactful single color red, but also uses symbolic techniques such as homophony and allegory to combine lotus pods and lotus seeds according to the The auspicious folk saying Lian (lotus) gives birth to precious son (seed) is visually interpreted.
In the large and plump lotus pod in the picture, there are plump lotus seeds lying quietly, symbolizing the continuous and surreal nature of life. She applied Chinese folk cultural concepts into the paintings, metaphorizing the constant theme of praying for children, which is the natural need for life, embodying the implicit beauty of paper-cut art and possessing oriental aesthetic concepts.
Air China logo Han Meilin
At the same time, it also expresses every mothers yearning for the reproduction of life and a better life. It is a manifestation of humanistic care and makes modern works contain profound cultural heritage. The simple and unrestrained style of paper-cutting is the simplest human emotion. Paper-cutting comes from life, has a strong local flavor, and is the most original art. It is childlike, simple and returns to nature, which is a high degree of integration of emotion, love and beauty. Paper-cut art creates a living environment with its objective reality, decorates the living space, and becomes an integral part of peoples lives. “The reason why the art of paper-cutting continues to thrive is the inheritance and innovation of traditional culture.”
In short, the art of paper-cutting is a model worthy of learning and reference by contemporary people. It can be said to be a textbook of secular culture, has extremely important humanistic value, and is a condensation of Chinese folk culture.
"Lotus" Luan Weili
