The rebirth of shapes in traditional Shaanxi folk paper-cutting
This is a relatively special conformal modeling method, but it is also a main expression technique in Shaanxi folk paper-cutting. The peculiarity of this shape is the product of "the image is born from the heart": the "animistic view of all things". From the perspective of modeling techniques, it refers to the formation of a new image through the overlap and mutual borrowing between shapes and shapes (there are also various shapes). Just like a chemical reaction, the combination of two or more different elements produces a new form of matter. It is divided into the following three situations.
a. The use of compound shapes
In the human-faced fish basins unearthed in Shaanxi, various "composite shapes" appeared. This is an image fused through the original "interpenetration" principle and the use of fantasy conformal modeling methods. Such as the compound shapes of characters and animals, the compound shapes of animals and utensils, etc. Among the stone portraits of the Han Dynasty, there are also composite shapes, such as feathered figures, humans, and beasts. These fictitious and magical images in subjective hallucinations give people strong attraction and dreamlike stimulation, and have a profound impact on folk modeling.
In northern Shaanxi folk paper-cutting, there are composite images such as human-faced fish, human-faced frog, human-faced lion, human-faced eagle, etc. The paper-cutting "Fish Man" by Gao Jinai of Ansai County and the paper-cutting "The Descendants of the Dragon" by Huo Jinmin of Wubao County are composite shapes of man and fish, man and dragon, and are also reflections of the local peoples worship of life and ancestor worship. Ansai The shape of the paper-cut "Chicken-Headed Fish" by Hu Fenglian of the county is particularly interesting. It is in response to the auspicious (chicken) blessing of more than one (fish), and is used as a mascot to create a new image. Another paper-cut "Chicken-Headed Fish" by Shaanxi Fengxiang Li Ke "Fuwa Riding a Fish", which is composed of two kissing fish heads combined to form a pomegranate shape. It seems very ordinary, but it contains the symbolic meaning of fertility and fertility.
b. The use of shapes within shapes
In Shaanxi traditional paper-cutting, you will find almost all shapes, whether they are human figures or animals. Their shapes are not only large outlines, but also images within large outlines. For example, the work "Man" by Gao Fenglian of Yanchuan, Shaanxi Province, the eyes and eyebrows of this mans face are composed of two birds facing each other. There are a lot ofFilled with lots of flowers to make the body fuller. There is also the work "Fierce Horse". The unrestrained appearance is decorated with rich peonies, and the power is full of wealth and joy, showing the authors wisdom and ingenuity.
There are too many expressions of conformal modeling, and one or two pictures cannot express them completely. Whether it is for the perspective of modeling or decoration, shape and decoration are integrated with each other to form a whole. Shaanxi paper-cutting artists have strong control ability, and limiting factors have become the obstacles to their excellence. They can transform limitations into wings to fly and create unparalleled beauty.
