Research status of Chinese paper-cutting and research on paper-cutting in clothing design
At the beginning of the 20th century, there were almost no articles on paper-cutting. Since 1942, paper-cutting has attracted the attention of many art workers, such as Gu Yuan, Jiang Feng, Xia Feng, etc. They have collected and organized a series of paper-cuttings. The poet Ai Qing and the artist Jiang Feng published the first book in modern China. Paper-cutting collections "Folk Paper-cutting" and "Northwestern Paper-cutting Collection". Later, many art workers actively published many works on paper-cutting patterns, such as "Zhang Yongshou Paper-cutting Collection", "Cong Lin Window Flower Collection", "Rui Jinfu Paper-cutting Collection", "Folk Paper-cutting", "Chinese Folk Custom Paper-cutting Atlas", "Chinese Folk Paper-cutting", "Chinese Folk Art". However, there are very few works on comprehensive and in-depth research on the paper-cutting system, and most of them are just collections and arrangements of multiple paper-cutting works. In 2007, Professor Chen Jing published "History of Chinese Folk Paper-cutting". This book starts from the perspective of folklore, combines sociology, psychology and metallurgy to sort out the historical context of folk paper-cutting, conducts historical periodic research, and at the same time Systematic and comprehensive theoretical research has been conducted on folk paper-cutting from many aspects. At the same time, there are even fewer theoretical studies on paper-cutting in the field of modern clothing design by domestic scholars, such as "Research on the Application of Folk Paper-cutting Art in Postmodern Clothing" by Guo Li and Chen Lian, and "Simple" by Peng Xixin and Peng Youhang. "On the Application of Paper-cutting Art in Fashion Design", these studies are just summary and analysis of cases, and this topic will provide a more in-depth summary with practical theoretical guidance.
As Western fashion designers turn their attention to China, they continue to use Chinese elements in their designs, creating a Chinese style. It inspired domestic fashion designers to realize the value of local national culture and the feasibility of design. At the same time, they began to try more to combine national paper-cutting with fashion elements to design clothes with Chinese characteristics and pave the way for paper-cutting. The modern application of art injects fresh blood.
