Paper-cutting with love Paper-cutting with love
Ten years ago, in order to raise medical expenses for her one-year-old son who suffered from leukemia, Peng Maolin, whose legs were disabled due to a traffic accident, resolutely embarked on the road of learning paper-cutting. Peng Maolin endured huge pressure and overcame various difficulties. Not only did she master the traditional folk paper-cutting creation, but she also incorporated her own creativity and ideas to make the paper-cutting works more unique. In order to help more patients with hemophilia, Peng Maolin also established the Chongqing Hemophilia Rehabilitation Association Paper Cutting Studio a few years ago, and won the most creative NGO project in the country in 2008. Currently, the studio is gradually Provide support for hemophilia patients with treatment costs through paper cutting.
Recently, Peng Maolin brought more than 140 paper art works from the Chongqing Hemophilia Rehabilitation Associations Cut Love Paper Art Studio to be exhibited at the Sha District Cultural Center. All the works on display were produced by hemophilia patients and their families in Chongqing. During the exhibition, thousands of people came to visit on their own initiative.
In the exhibition, the 3.3-meter long paper-cut scroll "Chongqing Directly Governed" and the portrait paper-cut "Chongqing Will Be Better Tomorrow" made using three-dimensional expression techniques attracted the most attention. In addition, the multi-layered three-dimensional effect "Umbrella Rhythm" and the "Five Chongqing" paintings completed using pointillism techniques have won praise from the audience for their innovative techniques and expressive content that keeps pace with the times.
Peng Maolin said that before the World Expo, the paper-cut works will also be exhibited in places such as Nanping, Chaotianmen, and Guanyin Bridge. Interested citizens can visit the sites for free.
Introduction to Chongqing Hemophilia Rehabilitation Association’s Paper Cutting Art Studio:
Jiang Ai Paper Art Studio is a studio under the Chongqing Hemophilia Rehabilitation Association that produces paper cutting and paper art. Most of the staff are hemophilia patients and their family members. They design and produce their own works from their own unique perspective: traditional ones, incorporating tradition but breaking the shackles of tradition, interpreting the wonderful "melody" in a new way. The works with strong Chinese characteristics are made lifelike by them. ; Decorative category, highly decorative works that are bold, elegant, quiet, and simple make their works eye-catching; Cartoon category, with uniqueClassic cartoon characters are reinterpreted from a unique perspective. Characters such as Snoopy and Conan exude new brilliance under their swords; characters, a strand of hair, a smile, and an eye exude unparalleled charm. Gazing into its eyes you can feel its world. Every line and every point is their unique dance step, making the knife dance on the paper. Soft curves and strong straight lines are intertwined into their most distinctive works. The unique design and ingenious production technology allow paper-cutting to be presented to people in a brand-new way.
