Northern paper cutting

Paper-cutting is one of the most popular folk arts in China. Paper-cutting in the north was called "window flower" in its early years. It absorbed the nutrition of shadow play, embroidery, woodcut painting and pattern decoration, and gradually formed a unique artistic style. Folk paper-cut artists in Dagang District, represented by Zhang Junrong and Wang Pei Huawei, skillfully use the skills of "yang cutting" and "yin cutting", and their works are luxuriant and plump in composition, delicate and smooth in lines, curved without losing truth, exaggerated without deviating from the theme; The theme is distinct and close to life, which reflects the author's longing for life and passion for aesthetics. They let the flat paper show the three-dimensional beauty; With the persistent pursuit of paper-cutting art, the author has created hundreds of paper-cutting works with outstanding characteristics of the times and rich flavor of life with skillful skills and simple techniques.
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