Protecting Chinese folk paper-cutting requires in-depth exploration of folk paper-cutting
The protection of folk paper-cutting cannot only be limited to the two-dimensional protection of its works and artists, nor can it be limited to the study of theoretical aspects such as the history and style of paper-cutting. It also needs to pay attention to the development of folk paper-cutting vertically. Overall life. We have always focused on protection over development in the study of folk paper-cutting. However, as a living cultural expression, in its own inheritance, it must meet the needs of society in order to continue to survive.
The disintegration of farming civilization and the process of marketization have not only had a huge impact on folk paper-cutting, but also a good opportunity for transformation. Today, we can compare with our predecessors and use a more scientific and systematic method to understand the techniques and characteristics of folk paper-cutting. To do a complete sorting, we should guide folk artists to do a complete sorting of folk paper-cutting, discover its inherent value system and world view, and then combine it with modern art theory and market theory to gradually build a set of reasonable inheritance and development models.
As for the protection of productive methods, it is through the market-oriented and large-scale operation model that we are prompted to dig deeper into the intrinsic information and value of folk paper-cutting, ensuring that we can present the best things to the world. Only paper-cutting products that adapt to the modern market can highlight the survival value of paper-cutting, be able to cultivate the next generation of inheritors, and lay a solid foundation for the future development of paper-cutting. Moving from general protection of planes to in-depth and specific excavation work is an inevitable trend in protecting folk paper-cutting, and it is also the prerequisite for exploring a suitable path for a new ecological environment for folk paper-cutting.
