A brief analysis of the characteristics of traditional paper-cut shapes
Paper-cut art is a kind of plastic art, but each art form has its own different modeling characteristics. Paper-cutting is an art form that uses scissors to hollow out paper. Due to the particularity and limitations of the material, the paper-cutting art has unique modeling characteristics. Just like the portrait stones and portrait bricks of the Han Dynasty, you cannot ask for them to be comprehensive. You can only explore the broad outline of the object within this limitation, ignore the details, and exaggerate its characteristics. It is also like a drama actor performing on stage. Unlike the close-ups of movie actors, which focus on the tiny twitching of the nose and eyelids, they mainly rely on large movements and gestures to convey the emotions of the character. Therefore, those rough-looking works in folk paper-cutting are the essence of folk art.
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Shaanxi folk paper-cut art style
An ancient person said in a travel note of Yandang Mountain that the beauty of Yandang Mountain was created by the Creator when he was a child. All the peaks are "things on a load of sugar", innocent and innocent. Su Dongpo also said that one should not forget innocence when writing, so the art of paper-cutting should be a little childish and not seek resemblance. Don’t seek resemblance in appearance, that is, you don’t require everything to be comprehensive. The main experience should be focused on the depiction of the “god” of the object, and the depiction of the demeanor is actually a depiction of the essence of things and a depiction of the spirit. I especially appreciate the color clip art works of flower-cutting lady Ku Shulan. Her characters are simple, full and full of tension. The characters are firmly placed in the center of the picture. The painstaking color decoration makes the picture shine with a lively light. If you don’t have a heart, How can such a beautiful song flow out of such graceful and rich feelings? The shape is simple but intriguing. It should be said that the richer the artists inner world, the stronger his ability to summarize objects. Just like the grassland style series of Inner Mongolia paper-cut artist Duan Jianjun, they all show his keen ability to capture the essence of things. He once said that if you can express clearly in one sentence, never use two sentences. Simple things are often the most powerful. !
Everyones paper-cut modeling must go through a process from complexity to simplicity, from appearance depiction to soul depiction. The acquisition of this ability is based on a large amount of practiceabove. Only by going through many detours in creation can we cut out the complex and simplify, and finally walk on the road we choose, which will become brighter and brighter, and we will become more determined. In the study and practice of folk modeling, we must also learn extensively from sister arts such as folk embroidery, shadow puppets, and stone carvings, carefully study the modeling rules of different arts, and finally find paper-cut shapes with individual characteristics.
Author: Wang Jihong Zibo Normal College
