Misunderstandings that should be avoided in paper-cutting art design
Break the artistic method of "never leaving a mark and cutting endlessly"
The material of traditional folk paper-cutting determines that its outer contour must be cut and carved completely and cannot be cut. The art of folk paper-cutting pays attention to "keep cutting for thousands of times and cut continuously". It does not allow the shape to be broken. This has been developed to this day. It has become an important feature of paper-cut patterns. From the perspective of modern design, the limitations of paper-cutting art have developed from graphic design to various fields, and its technical means have also developed from cutting and engraving to laser paper-cutting art. Therefore, in the field of modern design, this limitation should be broken and the performance of paper-cutting art should be borrowed. Form and artistic language, according to the needs of the object of expression, break the convention, objectively change and delete the pattern without destroying it, introduce modern composition methods into the composition of paper-cut patterns, and express simple or complex designs. style.
Avoid monotony of color
Avoid a single color. Traditional paper-cut colors are mainly monochrome, and the color is mostly red. This is because red has good luck and conveys joy in China, and the paper-cut patterns used in the current design field It is diverse and has different meanings, so its colors should be "ever-changing" and can also be combined with the current popular colors. It can also be combined with Western color concepts and Chinese paper-cutting art to better reflect the modern paper-cutting style. of rich colors.
Traditional paper-cutting art has an original advantage over modern design, but modern art designs lack of understanding of domestic art has largely led to the direct decline of paper-cutting art, and the blind pursuit of Westernized design trends has also led to the recent decline of paper-cutting art. The content and advantages of primitive design are lost.
In short, in order for modern art design to develop its own characteristics, it can only continue to absorb the country’s traditional artistic ideas and integrate them into modern art design, because only what is national can be global. As a special component of the original cultural form, traditional paper-cutting art has social functions and social appeal, as well as its traditional cultural connotation and unique charm of artistic modeling.It is what modern art design should inherit and carry forward. Today, with the development of the times, the traditional paper-cutting art has become the cultural wealth and artistic treasure of all mankind. The future of design is the integration of nation and era, the development of science and art, and the embodiment of intelligence and creativity. Only by grasping the spiritual connotation of traditional Chinese paper-cut art, inheriting and carrying forward the soul and essence of the traditional Chinese culture, and giving it a sense of the times and new vitality can our countrys modern art design be better introduced to the world and into the future. (Read more about the application of paper-cutting in indoor and outdoor design)
