Aesthetic emotions in folk paper-cut patterns
In the traditional culture of the Chinese nation, a large number of cultural symbol styles extracted from traditional customs are widely used in the art of paper-cutting. For example, the image of "fish" is an example that is rich in meaning and widely used. There are many fish in nature. It is the most reproducing creature. Therefore, it appears in paper-cut graphics and is used to imply many children and many blessings. Combinations such as "fish playing with lotus" and "fish biting lotus" that appear in wedding customs have other meanings. It is through borrowing the image of fish and lotus from nature. It is the artistic and aesthetic sublimation of the reproduction of human life. In this artistic reflection, fish and lotus symbolize the two genders of human beings respectively. The earliest melon and fruit to express fertility and symbolize human reproduction was the gourd. The gourd culture of the Chinese nation has a long history. It is said that Fuxi and Nuwa are the reincarnations of gourds. In folk paper-cutting, gourds represent the creation of many children, and people emerge from melons. This figure also represents maternal worship and ancestor worship, expressing peoples admiration for mothers and yearning for the reproduction of life.
Folk paper-cut pattern—paper-cut rooster
The "chicken" graphic is also widely used in paper-cut patterns. In ancient Chinese folk customs, there has always been a traditional custom of exorcising evil spirits. "Chicken", like the golden bird as a symbol of the sun, is a symbol of masculinity and a representative of life. The golden rooster croaks, light comes, everything revives and the long night of ghosts and ghosts is over, and life begins again. In addition, there are folk paper-cut graphics such as the ten-thousand-character sun and the jade rabbit in the moon that embody the consciousness of immortality, immortal soul, and eternal life. There are many types of paper-cut graphics and rich meanings. It comes from the lives of working people and is widely used in daily life.
The rich graphics are purposefully combined, all reflecting the colorful emotional life of civilian workers. Express their worship of life and yearning for a better life. In the art of paper-cutting, it is always believed that if there is a picture, it must be intentional, and if it is intentional, it must be auspicious. Therefore, the combination of graphics should always have a positive meaning. Both the author and the viewer can learn from itExperience a cultural connotation, which is the ideological consensus reached by people in the long-term survival process.
