Chinese Paper Cutting
剪纸
Course Syllabus 课程章节
1Paper cutting is one of the oldest folk arts of China. It can be done on paper, foil, bark, leaves, cloth, leather. Its characteristics are mainly manifested in the two-dimensionality of the concept of space, the sense of knife-like paper, lines and decorations, freehand and implication, and many other aspects.
剪纸,又叫刻纸,是一种镂空艺术。是中国汉族最古老的民间艺术之一。其在视觉上给人以透空的感觉和艺术享受。剪纸的载体可以是纸张、金银箔、树皮、树叶、布、皮革。剪纸是中国民间艺术中的瑰宝,已成为世界艺术宝库中的一种珍藏,有着独特的艺术魅力。其特点主要表现在空间观念的二维性,刀味纸感,线条与装饰,写意与寓意等许多方面。