The month long creative Paper Cuttings art festival was opened, and Zhuanqiao, Minhang, implemented the "Intangible Cultural Heritage Awakening Plan" art | Paper Cuttings | plan
On August 25, with the unveiling of a "Guanghua Tree", the 2023 "Star River Cup" creative Paper Cuttings art festival officially opened. During the month long event, citizens can not only watch the works of well-known Chinese Paper Cuttings artists at close range, but also listen to the stories behind the works of artists face to face, and further feel the artistic beauty and cultural charm of Paper Cuttings.
It is reported that Zhuanqiao Paper Cuttings, as the "hometown of Chinese folk culture and art", has a deep mass base in the local area. In 2009, Zhuanqiao Paper Cuttings was listed in the Second Batch of Shanghai Intangible Cultural Heritage List by the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, becoming one of the representatives of Paper Cuttings paper-cut.
In recent years, Zhuanqiao Town has taken the "Intangible Cultural Heritage Awakening Plan" as a starting point, adhered to inheritance and innovation, and constantly tried "cross-border integration". It has created Paper Cuttings films, "Legend of the Bronze Bell", "Raid on Humin Road", "Ramon's Fish", and "Stranger Zhang Yi", which stimulate the infinite vitality of Paper Cuttings art and bring different cultural experiences to citizens.
At this creative Paper Cuttings art festival, Zhuanqiao Town specially invited local artists to cooperate with the designer team to create a unique metal device with Paper Cuttings art as the element - "the tree of brilliance". By catering to the aesthetic of the current audience, modern elements and innovative ideas are integrated into Paper Cuttings art, bringing different cultural connotation and artistic enjoyment.
"In the design, the four valley elements of Guanghua Creative District, the elements of new era civilization practice, the elements of community living, the elements of party building, the elements of national unity, and the elements of art gathering were integrated, and Paper Cuttings was used to visualize the six pieces of trees of Guanghua." Sun Yongkang, the curator, said that setting the Guanghua Tree on the Chuxinyi Square, the landmark of Guanghua Creative District, would attract more young people to watch it, inject vitality into the further development of cultural creativity in the block, and help further enhance the cultural soft power of regional development.
After the opening ceremony, the guests and their party also visited the "Endless Cutting" Ding Liren Contemporary Paper Cuttings Art Exhibition, and the Chinese Paper Cuttings Art Dialogue Exhibition of North and South Masters.
In the "Endless Cutting" Ding Liren Contemporary Paper Cuttings Art Exhibition, the 94 year old contemporary artist Ding Liren brought highly creative Paper Cuttings works, reflecting the perfect integration of modern art elements and traditional Paper Cuttings art. During the exhibition, Ding Liren will also come to the scene to give a dialogue lecture on the creation and performance of contemporary art Paper Cuttings. The lecture will be live streamed online to attract more citizens to watch.
In the dialogue exhibition of Chinese Paper Cuttings artists, Paper Cuttings artists from one south and one north will bring Paper Cuttings works of art with different styles and regional customs. At that time, they will take non legacy creation as the starting point, from the perspective of inheritance and development, to explore the feasibility and operability of Paper Cuttings art in the current multi-directional development, and explore new opportunities in the current regional cultural development.