Current status of research on folk paper-cutting in Fuyang and related paper-cutting literature
Paper-cut art is a widely circulated folk art form in my country, and each region has its own artistic style. There are generally two common artistic styles: one is rough, strong, natural and simple, such as northern Shaanxi paper-cutting and northwestern Shanxi paper-cutting; the other is delicate, beautiful, delicate and graceful, such as Yangzhou paper-cutting and Chaoshan paper-cutting; but in addition, there are also There is a style between the two, which is Fuyang paper-cutting that is rugged yet delicate, simple yet beautiful.
The appearance of folk paper-cutting in my country is so diverse and rich. Through field investigation, we found that the folk art in Fuyang area, where the northern and southern cultures blend, all have a style that combines fine and rough, yin and yang, and both refined and popular styles. But at present, there are relatively few studies on the artistic style and art form of Fuyang paper-cutting.
So far, the research on Fuyang paper-cutting has a certain depth. There are many articles mentioning Fuyang paper-cutting. The following is the basic information I have collected about Fuyang paper-cutting. These materials can be divided into two categories based on content:
The first category is the album, which contains the main works of Fuyang paper-cutting artists. The main ones include: "Anhui Fuyang Paper-cutting Collection" published in 1963; "Fuyang Paper-cutting" published in 1980; "Bo County Paper-cutting" published in 1982; "Cheng Jianli and Fuyang Character Paper-cutting" published in 2001; "Fuyang Paper-cutting Collection" published in 2001 ; "Zhu Kunying Paper-cut Collection" was released internally in 2006. Most of the above albums were compiled by local cultural departments, and include the works of many paper-cutting artists in Fuyang from the founding of the Peoples Republic of China to today. For example, paper-cut artists Cheng Jianli, Wang Jiahe, Liu Zixiu, Liu Jicheng, etc. These albums mainly display paper-cut works, and there are not many theoretical studies on Fuyang paper-cut.
The other category is articles about Fuyang paper-cutting. Mr. Zhang Daoyi, a famous historian of arts and crafts and folk art expert, wrote an article "Free and Easy Artist Cheng Jianli" in his monograph "Zhang Daoyi on Folk Art", which gave an in-depth introduction to the paper-cutting career and artistic characteristics of Cheng Jianli, a typical representative of Fuyang paper-cutting artists. and analysis are very important data in the theoretical research of Fuyang paper-cutting, and have elevated the theoretical research of Fuyang paper-cutting to a certain height. Central Academy of Fine ArtsThe book "The Life and Art of the Genius Inheriters of Chinese Folk Paper-cutting" compiled by Qiao Xiaoguang, director of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Center, records the life and paper-cutting works of Fuyang paper-cutting artist Cheng Jianli. It is an important material for theoretical research on Fuyang paper-cutting patterns.
Wang Bingzhang, in his article "The Beauty of Skillful Capturing of Divine Skills in the Folk - Reading Cheng Jianlis Folk Works", mainly elaborates on Cheng Jianlis artistic career and comments on the artistic characteristics of several representative works. Zhu Guangyus article "The Influence of Environmental Factors on Paper-cutting Art - Starting from Cheng Jianlis Paper-cutting Art" mainly elaborates on Cheng Jianlis life, also mentions the folk customs in Fuyang area, and proposes that the environment is an important factor in the formation of the style of paper-cutting artists. In the article "Comparative Analysis of the Shape Characteristics of Paper-cutting in Gaomi, Shandong and Fuyang, Anhui," Wu Yuhong comparatively analyzed the similarities and differences in the cultural connotations, themes, styles, and artistic characteristics of Fuyang paper-cutting and Gaomi paper-cutting. In the article "A Brief Discussion on Fuyang Paper-cutting Art", Suo Feng mainly conducted a preliminary discussion on the history, subject matter, artistic characteristics, inheritance and development of Fuyang paper-cutting.
To sum up, although these materials have provided some research on Fuyang paper-cutting, they have not yet conducted specific and in-depth research on the background, cultural connotation, production technology, style characteristics, and artistic form of Fuyang paper-cutting. There are no articles that systematically study Fuyang paper-cutting.
