陈丽珊

 纸上生“艺”

名字：陈丽珊

鉴赏项目：剪纸

语录：一把剪刀，一张纸，就能生出艺术

剪纸的介绍 (Introduction of paper cutting)

  剪纸来于民间，与人们生活密切相关。剪纸也称刻纸、窗花或剪花。它们不同在于创作时使用剪刀或刻刀在纸上剪刻花纹。虽然工具不同，但创作的作品基本相同。剪纸是一种镂空艺术，视觉上给人一种空虚感和艺术享受感。剪纸源于古人祭祖祈神活动，根植于中国传统文化中。两千年的发展史使它浓缩汉文化的传统理念，在其沿革中，与彩陶艺术、岩画艺术等相互交织在一起，递延着古老民族的人文精神与思想脉搏。剪纸在造型上运用夸张变形手法，善于将不同空间、时间的物象进行组合，通过这种手法来改变对象的性质、形式，而改变自然原形的惯常标准。

  Paper-cutting comes from folklore and is closely related to people's lives. Paper-cutting is also known as paper carving, window painting or flower cutting. They differ in that they are created by using scissors or a carving knife to cut patterns into the paper. Although the tools are different, the work created is basically the same. Paper-cutting is an art of hollowing out, which visually gives a sense of emptiness and artistic enjoyment. Paper-cutting originated in ancestral rituals of the ancients, it is rooted in traditional Chinese culture. Its two-thousand-year history of development has allowed it to concentrate the traditional concepts of Chinese culture, and in its evolution, it has been interwoven with the art of painted pottery and rock painting and so on, to extend the humanistic spirit and the pulse of thought of the ancient nation. Paper-cutting uses exaggerated deformation in its modelling, and is adept at combining objects from different spaces and times, changing the nature and form of the object through this technique, while altering the usual standards of the original natural form.

 

鉴赏与心得 (Appreciation)

  我的剪纸作品分别有葫芦喜字、寿桃、春窗花、财神以及元宝。葫芦喜字中的葫芦代表子孙万代，双喜字结构巧妙，又有四个口子，既象征男女欢喜，又象征子孙满堂，家庭融洽与美满。第二是寿桃剪纸。寿桃有着春天的含义，有生命力，代表青春永驻，而中间是寿字，有祝福健康长寿的含义。第三是春窗花剪纸。春一般被喻为吉祥、喜庆、幸福和希望、更多的用于春节祝福。春节，即农历新年，是一年之岁首、传统意义上的年节。第四是财神剪纸。财神是天上的神明，有着至高无上的权利，在民间百姓心目中权来了自然钱也会滚滚而来，所以财神受到人们的尊敬和喜爱，寓意地位显赫、位居高层、财源滚滚，特别符合达官贵族和事业心强的人。第五是元宝剪纸。元宝是财富的标志，也是居家求財，求福，镇宅求安定的富贵吉祥物。元宝一向被当作财富储藏起來，是中华民族独有的财富标志。

  总而言之，我很开心自己学会了一个新的技能——剪纸，能够静下心来画和剪一张剪纸真的是一个很享受的过程。剪纸艺术是中华民族的古老艺术之一，是中华传统文化的重要组成部分，我们应该把剪纸技艺更好地传承下去，让剪纸技艺能继续发扬光大。

  My paper cuttings included the characters for gourd joy, longevity peach, spring window flower, God of Wealth and Sycee. The gourd in the gourd joy character represents the descendants of all generations. The double joy character is cleverly structured and has four holes, symbolising men and women rejoice, and also descendants, family harmony and happiness. The second is the papercut of a longevity peach. The longevity peach has the meaning of spring, with vitality, representing eternal youth, while the word longevity in the middle has the meaning of blessing a long and healthy life. The third is the paper cut of a spring window flower. Spring is generally used as a metaphor for good luck, joy, happiness and hope, and is more often used for Spring Festival blessings. Spring Festival, the Lunar New Year, is the first day of the year in the traditional sense. The fourth is the papercut of the God of Wealth. The God of Wealth is a god in the sky, with supreme power and in the minds of the people, when power comes, money will comes. The fifth is the papercut of Sycee. Sycee is a symbol of wealth, and is also an auspicious object for seeking wealth, good fortune and stability in the home. The Sycee has always been used as a store of wealth and is a unique symbol of wealth for the Chinese people.

      All in all, I am happy that I have learnt a new skill - paper cutting. It is really an enjoyable process to be able to draw and cut a piece of paper in silence. The art of paper cutting is one of the ancient arts of the Chinese people and is an important part of traditional Chinese culture. We should pass on the skill of paper cutting better so that it can continue to flourish.