Paper-cut Zhongyang scissors and modern ceramic art
Yang scissors are also called yang carving and engraving. It is the development of the line drawing style of Chinese painting. Its characteristic is to subtract the blank part other than the object image, retaining the outline of the entire object image, and each of its lines is connected to each other. Therefore, Yangjian paper-cutting emphasizes the importance of connection. This method is smooth, clear, exquisite and detailed.
As shown in the paper-cut work "Auspicious Days and More", the paper-cut "Auspicious Days and More" in the picture cleverly uses the Yang-cut technique. The lines of the work are slender and round, and the cutting patterns are crisp and neat. The fish body is dynamic and graceful, and the tail part uses zigzag patterns of different thicknesses to express its drainage movement, which is endowed with inner vitality. The pictures are connected with each other and full of rhythm. The layout has contrasting density and clear outlines, which has strong ideological and visual impact.
Similarly, in modern ceramic decoration, this technique can also play a positive and beneficial role. As shown in the ceramic work "Joyful Mug", it is a set of daily tea sets. The creator used monochrome paper-cutting and appropriately adopted the paper technique of "retaining the yang and removing the yin". The lines are connected, smooth and clear. The "hidden" factors that hinder the prominent image are eliminated from the picture, while the points, lines, and surface factors that shape the decorative image are beneficially retained, and they are effectively connected to form a distinct decorative image. It uses the contrast between red and white and the contrast between yin and yang to demonstrate the unity of opposites in aesthetics.
