From the Paper-cut Look at the "After Shen Shi Era" Traditional Culture Protection

June 9 is China's Intangible Cultural Heritage Day, sponsored by the Federation of Literary and Art Circles of Guangdong Province, the third Guangdong Artist Salon hosted by the Guangdong Provincial Literary Critics Association, the Guangdong Provincial Folk Artists Association, and the Guangdong Artists Association. Provincial Art Gallery held. This year Sharon was presided over by the Provincial Peoples Association and the Deputy Director of the Sun Yat-Sen University, Chen Chunsheng. The leaders of the Federation of Literary and Art Departments of the participating provinces and experts of the cultural and art circles enthusiastically discussed the “Protection and Inheritance of the Culture in the Post-Shigao Times” and put forward many constructive opinions. Before the meeting, the award ceremony for the first Guangdong Paper-cut Art Exhibition was also held.

According to the staff of the Provincial Federation of Art Museums, the first session of the Guangdong Paper-cutting Art Exhibition was launched over the past week and received a total of nearly 20,000 people. Many people expressed their surprise at the level of folk paper-cutting in Guangdong, and felt that there was never a lot of colorfulness in Guangdong before. Paper-cut art. Participating in the artist's salon, the Guangdong Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Organizations and Party Vice President Bai Jie also stated that the award-winning paper-cut works are of a high standard. In terms of the combination of forms and techniques, Guangdong has its own characteristics. Bai Jie also mentioned: "Guangdong's folk art exhibitions have not only been held in Guangdong but also have been well received in Beijing. Many things haven't been brought back and people immediately bought them. The next step is to study how to Fine art boutiques are more effectively brought to the market.”

Gao Xiaokang, deputy director of the Center for Chinese Intangible Studies at Sun Yat-Sen University, elaborated on the cultural protection of the “post-hero era”. He said: “In the past ten years, the concept of China’s intangible cultural heritage has been widely accepted and applied. There were many 'gold medals' on the road left behind. How to protect them better? It is to find out the uniqueness of each kind of intangibles. For example, paper-cutting, I feel that it is very similar to Guangzhou's three carvings and one color. Unlike the past, paper-cutting is closely linked with life. Now we must consider how to make it re-enter people's lives."

The paper-cutting artist Nicholas Tse also believes: “How to make paper-cut re-enter the society and enter the family is an important issue. Only development can be passed on. Many works of the exhibition have changed in terms of forms, materials, etc. A good beginning.” At the same time, he believes that Guangdong’s paper-cutting has a strong competitive advantage in the nation’s paper-cutting competition. It should do more exhibitions and go out. Wang Yong, a full-time vice-president of the Guangdong Artists Association, believes that this joint exhibition is a good attempt. Afterwards, it is necessary to communicate more. Artists should also draw much more from the folk arts. It is the folk art that must retain its own characteristics. To be more cautious when it comes to modern art.