Guan Changbai 丨 Li Baofeng: Let the paper -cutting "reborn" dedicated to inheritance

The handsome little girl sat on a bundle of firewood and kept her cheeks. A strand of hair was lifted from the scarf, her eyes were clear, her hands were holding a tree, and her feet were wanton wild grass in the country; Liuquan, towering trees, wind blowing leaves, thousands of weather; old women, wrinkles on their hands and faces are like bark, the marks of the years burst together with the shouts in their hearts, white hair, silver silk like strands like strands Native

The first time I saw Li Baofeng's paper -cutting was the display hall on the first floor of the Library of Jilin Province seven years ago. It was very shocking. I couldn't help sending a circle of friends.

Li Baofeng, curator of the Baofeng Art Museum of Jilin Province, folk artist, master of arts and crafts in Jilin Province, devoted himself to studying and creating paper -cutting techniques for decades. It has fixed traditional art with modern art, and has won awards in national and international competitions many times.

Looking at Li Baofeng's paper -cutting works, it is difficult to shock. You know, in the minds of many people, the impression of paper -cutting often stays in the joyful window flower. The "oil painting" cut out of Li Baofeng is fine and delicate; the "Chinese painting" cut out of the landscape is elegant. Between the square inches, it has its shape and is more deliberate.

So how did she do it?

There are cuts in your hands, and there are "cuts" in your heart

Planting cultural innovation multi -layer color paper cutting skills

Is it difficult to make the paper -cutting effect of oil painting?

"It has failed countless times, it is too difficult!" Li Baofeng said, paper -cutting shows the style of Chinese painting style of oil painting style, etc., using multi -layer colored paper -cut methods in techniques.

"About sixteen or seven years ago, I tried to cut the colors and tried it over and over again. Finally, the natural scenery and characters were too similar. The layer can finally reach 70 layers and 80 layers. "Li Baofeng introduced that the multi -layer colors are cutting a look at each color, and finally a variety of colors are put together. Each layer of multi -layer colors is a complete single -layer paper -cutting work. Single -layer paper -cut must be "continuously cut", and each part should be connected together. After the single -layer paper -cutting is made, it will be posted layer by layer. There are as many layers of colors. In order to ensure the effect, most of the paintings have dozens of layers.

Many paper -cut works often go through several months, one year or even several years. "Whenever he concentrates, a work comes out, and the hard work is swept away for several months." Li Baofeng said.

Layered layers of coloring technology, let paper -cutting renewed machines. The slightest now -the silver jewelry on the girl's head seems to shine in the sun. The light of the fragrant candle of flowers was difficult to describe, and the skills of light and shadow staggered.

On one occasion, the work of a well -known oil painter was presented by Li Baofeng with paper -cutting. The artist himself looked and looked at, and it was amazing -cutting was better than painting. Paper -cutting made oil paint a life.

In fact, black and white are more difficult in paper -cutting. How to reflect black and white and gray is very particular.

"To improve art, art to break through, must be innovative. Paper -cutting cannot only be used as traditional window flowers. That kind of road is too narrow." Li Baofeng absorbed the characteristics of Chinese painting, oil painting, printmaking and other paintings on the basis of traditional paper -cutting. Personal characteristic paper -cutting art style with strong three -dimensional sense.

The high platform starts at the barrier, and there must be a deep accumulation behind the work. "From the first to dozens of layers, the paper -cutting must first have the foundation of sketching, and to learn composition. The paper must also change, and the paper -cut paper must be developed." Li Baofeng said that in these years, she has been studying continuously to absorb and learn from. One year, I went to Dunhuang to watch the murals.

Whenever Li Baofeng picked up the scissors, he settled immediately without thoughts. "You have to calm down, do it with your heart, and you can feel it. I read books at least 2 hours a day. I read everything, philosophy, literature, and politics. For paper -cutting is art, art must keep up with this era and serve contemporary society. Technology is not the most difficult. It must have cultural heritage and leave art fines for the new era. Facing the majority of the audience, art has entered millions of households, and Taste the philosophy of philosophy. The works must have soul and life. Even if the works of squares, there must be cultural heritage. If you do n’t read a book, you do n’t learn

Talent, you still need to be attentive

In 1966, Li Baofeng was born in an ordinary peasant family in Shuangyang District, Changchun City, Jilin Province. Although the days of the family are embarrassed, at the New Year, they will still make dumplings, steamed bean bags, and window flowers ... This big northeast folk custom is like the big corn, deeply tied on the black soil, and all year round. year.

To say that this New Year's ritual is really a lot, but Xiao Baofeng only has a special spot for cutting windows. The old lady and little daughter -in -law, holding scissors, cutting, and a beautiful painting came out. Sticking to the window, joy. The little girl looked at it with heart. At the age of six or seven, she couldn't help but picked up the scissors.

"Adults can't help but amazed, how can this little girl cut so well!" Today Li Baofeng said this, and he couldn't help laughing in his eyes. Unforgettable scene.

Sitting in the bookstore, we talked about the past. Li Baofeng picked up the scissors, cut a flower and flower stamen, a row of trees in the mountains, and a set of butterflies.

The long hair of the waist, the concentrated eyes, the round fingers and wrists, gently and cleverly, lifelike.

Li Baofeng said frankly, "I am a talent." From a small hand, hooks, weaves, embroidery, make shoes, make clothes, everything. And what is fashionable, what you do. The ratio -ratio will not need to be taught.

"Talent, you still need to be attentive." Li Baofeng said, only in his heart, he could cut it. Before cutting, always think deeply. Since I was obsessed with paper -cutting, Xiaobaofeng was intoxicated, and for decades, "the most important part of my life" was like a day. When I was a kid, I was difficult to live, and there were not often paper. Xiao Baofeng often picked up the leaves and kept cutting.

"I was naughty when I was young, and the fake kids." The rural mountains and rivers can always cultivate children's unruly nature. The clouds in the sky, the fish in the river, the flowers and trees in spring, the lotus flowers in the summer, and the heavy snow in winter are all paintings in Li Baofeng's eyes. The paper -cut records in their hands flow and change the season.

What makes Li Baofeng most regrets is that because of the family environment, he dropped out early. "I learned very well in junior high school. I can finish reading the book of a semester in half a month. I learned." Li Baofeng said that there are four sisters in the family. The parents are farmers. ah".

"After a year of farm work, it is particularly miserable, planting land, shovel, and big bubbles in their hands. Because I bowed my head for too long, nosebleeds." Li Baofeng said that in this case, she also insisted on self -study and paid more than others. There are more. Li Baofeng looked for books everywhere, borrowed books, and even comic paintings, illustrations, and paintings on the glass cabinets on rural cymbals.

When her parents saw Xiaobao Feng so obsessed, in the days of tightness, she bought a lot of pencils for her. She agreed that she took a pencil to the village.

"Until today, there are often rural survival scenes in my work." Li Baofeng said.

The night in the mountain village is always so silent. The stars are clear and bright, like the bright eyes. One lamp is like a bean, and Bao Feng, who continued to study under the lamp, finally walked out of the countryside. He read a professional high school "Shuangyang County Yin Sports Professional Class" with excellent results. After graduating in 1986, due to the class, The specialties of the dialing paintings became private teachers.

Let the skills pass on

Tell Chinese stories with paper -cutting works and show the world's excellent culture to the world

For the first time, Li Baofeng realized that in addition to artistic value, her work was also very "valuable". Her large paper -cut work "Dream of Red Mansions".

In 1996, Li Baofeng began to create a dream of paper -cutting. There are many characters, how to control it? "I read the original text over and over again, find all the information you can find, and even comic the book of the villain to figure out the character. Everyone must grasp the details. What does Wang Xifeng look like? Individuals are cut over and over again until they are satisfied. "Li Baofeng said that when he cut until the third year, a foreign entrepreneur saw that he would buy 60,000 yuan. At that time, we only made 40 yuan a month, but thought about it and didn't sell it.

After the completion of this work, Mr. Zhou Ruchang, a Chinese "Red Studies", praised the old Mr. Zhou Ruchang, and gave Li Baofeng a poem:

The red notes appeared in the Red Mansion with a lot of eyes. It is also like the emperor's pavement color stone, and the divine worker is cleverly cut.

"No Dream of Red Mansions, without me today." Li Baofeng lamented that the Dream of Red Mansion made her "fame in World War I.", and now her work is also expensive.

In recent years, Li Baofeng has held paper -cutting art exhibitions and live performances in South Korea, Indonesia, Singapore, Russia and other countries and regions to make Chinese culture go to the world. "In Russia, there are many western oil -cutting. They are very close. They especially like to create oil paintings in the form of paper -cutting, which is amazing." Li Baofeng said, no matter where he is, he speaks with his works. Paper -cutting is a unique form of Chinese folk art. I want to tell the Chinese story with paper -cutting works and show the world's excellent culture to the world. "The farther go, the higher the standing, the different from the idea. "Li Baofeng's biggest wish is inheritance now.

Over the years, she is committed to opening an art school. "There are teachers and apprentices, and nearly 10,000 students in various places have been cultivated. There are dozens of excellent ones, which can be regarded as artists." Li Baofeng said happily that her students were also bringing students. A few days ago, some students sent a photo of paper -cutting for elementary school students, and she was particularly happy. "More children start learning, so that this ancient skill is followed by someone."

"I also used a lot of effort to open the Baofeng Art Museum of Jilin Province. It was located in Shuangyang District, Changchun City, and was built in 2014." Li Baofeng said that this is based on collection, organizing, exhibition, protection, inheritance, rescue, and studying the people. Crafts and paper -cutting art creations, and promote national culture as a comprehensive museum, and open to society for free all year round.

"I wrote the book" Children's Paper -cutting "in 1999. I have been thinking that my craftsmanship should not be lost. I want to cultivate more young people, especially children. I still want to teach students and more students. "Li Baofeng said that our national culture is so beautiful, allowing children to receive more aesthetic education, cultivate aesthetic ability, and reproduce the surrounding beauty through the children's small hands.

Original title: Guan Changbai 丨 Li Baofeng: Let the paper -cutting "reborn" dedicated to inheritance

Edit: Xiao Zhi

Source: People's Daily Client Jilin Channel

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