High-purity color expression in Chinese folk paper-cutting
Paper-cut artists are good at directly using the strong contrast of primary colors to embody their inner spirit, thereby displaying peoples innermost thoughts, emotions and personality. Li Guangyuan wrote in the book "Color Art": "The monochromaticity of pure color is the most primitive color attribute of human beings. The expression of pure color shows the original color essence of human beings." The colors used in paper-cutting are bright, high in color purity, strong and thick It meets general aesthetic needs and has folk characteristics. The color selection is based solely on subjective wishes and the needs of the picture.
Because paper-cutting is restricted by craftsmanship and materials, the color treatment should be minimal but precise, concise and elegant. The color matching in paper-cut patterns is consistent with the color matching rules in folk art, and basically conforms to the matching principles and color characteristics of folk art. A brief formula for folk color is "the color should be less and better, it depends on whether it is a coincidence or not." It can be seen that the pursuit of limited color expression is well reflected here, that is, using limited colors to express its unique color feeling and profound color connotations. Matisse also said: "The issue of color is not a matter of quantity, but a matter of choice." For example, student Lu Yanting made a color paper-cut from Yu County. The painting uses extremely simple colors to match, and the colors in the whole picture are loud and vivid. Cheerful and rhythmic, the graphic patterns and the beating of colors are organically combined, showing a sense of movement in silence.
Lu Yantings temporary production in Binzhou
The contrast of color effects also reflects the high purity of color. Eaton emphasized in the book "Color Art": "Contrast effects and their classification are an appropriate starting point when studying color aesthetics." High-purity color contrast can satisfy peoples different aesthetic tastes and needs for color sense. This color structure of high purity and strong contrast constitutes the matching principle of folk colors. Such as "red flowers with green leaves", "yellow horse with purple saddle", "yellow body with purple flowers, green eyebrows and red mouth, looks bright", "red with yellow, bright and bright"", "Purple is the bones, green is the tendons, updated with red and yellow", etc., all are enough to show the strong and sharp contrasting effects and extremely simple expressiveness of folk colors. There are also many folk formulas to reflect the high purity and strong contrast of colors. The concept of color use. This use of pure colors makes the paper-cut loud, bright, eye-catching and harmonious. For example, the color-blocked paper-cut "Magu Presents Birthday" is a good example. The color application is based on red, which expresses the festive atmosphere, and pays attention to hue, Brightness, cold and warm contrast, etc., have good visual tension.
"Magus Birthday" Binzhou Gao Na
Of course, paper-cutting artists’ pursuit of color contrast does not exclusively emphasize contrast. They also attach great importance to the unity of color. Matisse also believed: "We can use the contrast and harmony of colors to achieve its attractiveness and decorative effect." Folk color matching formulas such as "red prefers green, white is the matchmaker", "light is bright red and bright green" Not good, yellow can support color," "Red avoids purple, purple fears yellow, yellow loves green, green loves red," etc. embody the appropriate use of contrast and unity, and the overall feeling is a strong, gorgeous, hot and enthusiastic color atmosphere. , which emphasizes the color quality of contrast-based and overall harmony, and also reveals the creators subjective awareness of pursuing color unity, which has a strong color visual impact. For example, in the colorful paper-cut "Feng Qiu Huang", the picture almost only uses a bright warm yellow. Because of the yellow, the contrast between red and green is alleviated.
"Feng Qiu Huang" Binzhou Bian Lijuan
In short, folk paper-cutting has a strong and fiery emotional color and has original and vigorous vitality. The simplicity and straightforwardness of its artistic essence not only accompanies the development of human beings, but also constructs human spiritual life.
