The stalker of contemporary paper-cutting art—Li Hongjun
In September 2008, the "95 Paper-cutting Art Exhibition" was launched at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Beijing. While retaining and emphasizing the simplicity, intensity, and flatness of paper-cutting images, eight artists explored the expressive materials of paper-cutting art. Different degrees of innovation have been carried out with media to convey the artists new understanding and new emotions about the current social life and cultural environment.
Contemporary paper-cut artist—Li Hongjun
As for the art of paper-cutting, Li Hongjun believes that traditional paper-cutting and contemporary paper-cutting should be treated differently. First, classify some representative traditional paper-cut works and store them in museums, preserving them in their original flavor for people to visit and learn. Secondly, learn from advanced foreign experience and provide funds and venues from the government to support folk paper-cutting artists to continue their creations, thus maintaining the authenticity of traditional paper-cutting. As for contemporary paper-cutting, it should be made more modern and constantly innovated in form and content. In his creations, he has changed from traditional paper-cutting that simply expresses the folk content of celebrations and blessings to focusing on the individuals inner world and emotions, as well as thoughts and insights on modern society, etc., showing more thoughts about "people" themselves. His modern three-dimensional paper-cut installation work "Expanding Paper" reflects this theme through deformed paper sculptures.
Li Hongjun’s contemporary paper-cut artwork—"Myself"
Li Hongjun’s series of paper media installation works "Self" is a "positive" self to read "negative""Shape" self is actually a dialogue between Li Hongjuns real self and his ideal self. This includes thinking about reality and torture of the soul. He absorbs philosophical dichotomy and expresses the true " There is a contradiction and connection between "I" and the virtual "I". As he said: "In the past, Chinese people paid attention to commonality and seeking common ground; after the reform and opening up, Chinese people have more self-awareness and think more Who are you and what do you want to do? People are confused, contradictory, confused and lost in the face of the rapidly developing reality, and at the same time they are also looking for..."
