When people use their cultural cognition to "decode" paper-cut patterns, these graphics have become symbols of good wishes. This method of expression, which uses metaphors of borrowing objects and expresses emotions by sending objects, integrates objects, emotions, meanings and interests, giving viewers rich imagination space and long-lasting aftertaste. It is implicit and beautiful, and contains the basic oriental aesthetic thoughts and ideas. The aesthetic connotation is also an ideal expression with Chinese characteristics.
The formal beauty of traditional graphics is always influencing our artistic design, but if we use a modern perspective to delve deeper into the meaning of traditional folk paper-cutting art, we will definitely get more.
Modern graphic designers have had many successful references in this regard. For example, Professor Xiao Hong of Tsinghua University successfully used the image of the lotus in the design of the Macau regional emblem, taking its auspicious meaning and wishing the motherland Macau prosper. This kind of reference and application gives the design works a deeper cultural heritage and generates more associations with national emotions.
Faced with the abundant traditional graphic resources, we should avoid simple mechanical copying or patchwork. We can make use of the characteristics of paper-cut graphics from the following three aspects:
1. Think about the connection between the design theme and the meaning of paper-cut graphics from the perspective of creative topic selection, and choose the appropriate theme expression;
2. From the perspective of graphic creativity, change, reorganize and innovate the graphic images or image features contained in traditional paper-cut graphics, and combine the shape and charm of paper-cut graphics with the configurational aesthetics of modern graphic design to create appropriate graphics. Language;
3. Create a new design expression language from the perspective of expression techniques, and penetrate the modeling techniques and techniques of paper-cut graphics into modern graphic design.