The application and meaning of circles in Chinese folk paper-cutting
Working women in rural areas and other family members are closely tied together by blood ties, forming a family that can trust each other, rely on and be stable. It is crucial to improve productivity, overcome disasters, and strive for a bumper agricultural harvest under conditions where productivity is not yet developed, and it is crucial to maintain the integrity and unity of family groups. Womens sensitivity makes them feel this deeply. Traditional customs and feudal ethics, such as the yin and yang and the five elements and the interaction between heaven and man, the five elements' mutual interrelation to produce all things in the world, and the five constants' complementary and mutually reinforcing ideas and concepts such as human conduct, have a wide impact on womens psychology and behavior. If they want to have offspring, they want to have both children. Now, it is popular in some places to ask women with both children to make wedding quilts. Only then will the new family be auspicious, healthy and prosperous. When naming a child, you should look at the birth date and horoscope. If the "horoscope" is missing "water", you have to use a word related to "water" to name it. If there is a lack of "jin" in the name, you have to use a word related to "gold" to complete it. The "Five Elements" elements. Benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom, and trust are regarded as the standards of morality. If their behavior is inconsistent with them or they do not do well, they will feel that it will not only affect the perfect unity of the family, but also be criticized by society. Despise. Men are yang and women are yin. If yin and yang are in harmony, the family can be auspicious. In the old society, it would be difficult for rural working women to live if they lost their husbands. Therefore, women worked diligently and frugally to protect the integrity and unity of the family group. This desire gives them a mentality of pursuing perfection in life, which is also reflected in their paper-cut art style.
First of all, the composition of their works generally pays more attention to the integrity of the shape, either to make it in a closed state, or to make it a perfect form expressed in a balanced, restrained and balanced architectural form. The former form is more obvious, while the latter is relatively subtle. Observe the performance of the latter characteristic: this work is composed of two parts. The character on the right moves inward, and the character on the left forms a triangle from the head to the two feet, which corresponds to the movement on the right and perfectly expresses the dramatic characters. plot relationship. The upward arc of the arms and the extended feet form a ""o; potential" connection. The shape of thick lines will make the shapes of thin lines create opposite dynamics. The connection between the stick and the male feather in the hand of the character on the right is processed by thick lines, forming a striking momentum towards the character on the right. The upper arm of the character on the left The arc generates a "rebound force" of movement toward the rod, and the "momentum" of the work is closed to achieve a perfect effect. In addition, there is another form of expression, where the line is close to the end point of the shape, forming a dotted line that closes the point. This continuous The points look scattered, but because they are evenly distributed on the same trajectory, they give people the feeling that the shapes are scattered and the "potential" is not dispersed. The middle part of the pomegranate mouth and the leaves form a closed "potential".
In their works of paper-cut patterns, they pay great attention to the density and symmetry of the lines used in modeling, without being too dense or too sparse. In a work, whether it is the expression of an individual image or a group image, the lines are arranged based on the overall symmetry standard to make the composition of the work full. This kind of line sometimes also appears as a negative line. Paying attention to the overall expression of aesthetic objects is another characteristic formed under the influence of the "perfection" psychology of rural women. The overall image mentioned here refers to the natural image of the objective object. For example: flowers and plants have branches, stems, leaves, flowers (or fruits), which are objective things we often see in our daily lives. Rural women believe that if flowers and plants are cut like this, they will not be real or complete. It is very important that flowers and plants have roots. How can flowers and plants live without roots? It is wrong not to show roots. The lotus-cut works not only show the lotus roots underwater, but also the lotus leaves and flowers on the water. For example, in the picture "Washing Radishes", both the cabbage and the tree show their roots, and the radish growing in the soil is also completely displayed on the ground. In their view, this is real and reasonable.
From the above observation and analysis, it can be seen that rural womens psychological pursuit of "perfection" not only enriches the formal expression of paper-cut art, but also makes the composition of paper-cut appear plump, balanced and closed. This closure feature manifests itself in many forms.
