origin: Chinese News Network Author: Yang Na Gao Ying
the Lanzhou folk paper-cut artist Ye Changyou created the "Twelve Chai of Jinling" series of "the dream of Red Mansions". The picture is "Lin Daiyu" and "Xue Baochai". Yang Na
born in the south of the Yangtze River in the northwest of the south of the south of Ye Changyou, in more than half a century of paper-cut creation, the southern delicate and the north of the rough and ingenious together, forming a unique style of his own.
Gansu, as Ye Changyou's second hometown, is fascinated by the splendid culture of this land. The exquisite Dunhuang flying mural, the long history of the MMA kiln painted pottery, and the exquisite and exquisite "Lanzhou ancient eight scenes", these historical and cultural relics, are Ye Changyou's exquisite paper cutting skills presented in the two-dimensional plane.
Ye Changyou's father is a famous paper-cut master in Yangzhou, Jiangsu. He was deeply affected by this kind of folk art. He was transferred from the army to Lanzhou, Gansu. He was attracted by the profound culture. He took advantage of the teacher's professional vacation. He went to Dunhuang to study. He stayed in the cave for a whole day. After coming back, he began to try to copy these exquisite works with paper-cut art.
recently, China News Network visited Ye Changyou's paper cutting studio in Jincheng Guan, Lanzhou. He was very strong in his years of sound. He said that the original study of paper-cut, just because of hobbies, but finally began to begin to forget to eat, and after decades, paper cutting has become a part of his life, can not be divided.
in his studio, dazzling paper-cut works are dazzling. Ye Changyou said that after learning frescoes from Dunhuang, he began to think and create. Because of his father's influence, his works retained the detailed requirements of the southern paper-cut for composition and painting. He cut the Dunhuang dance, meticulously to the style of the hairstyle and the wrinkle of the skirt. Besides
, ye Changyou has also created a large number of paper-cut works of painted pottery from Ma Jia Yao. He said that these cultural treasures are gifts given by Gansu and provide him with unique creative themes. "These themes are not shared by other peers. This is something unique to Gansu."
in order to create these painted pottery works, he went to the archaeological site with the archaeologists, and studied a large number of historical books and archaeological books. He said that artistic creation is not just a representation, but the same picture is presented in different forms. This process must be considered.
"I am now half an expert. You give me a painted pottery. I can basically tell which dynasty it was." Ye Changyou said that the historic sites in the vast land of the West are the business cards of Gansu, which should be understood by more people to better publicize Gansu.
is such an attitude of excellence, Ye Changyou created a large number of excellent paper-cut works. Such as "eight ancient scenes in Lanzhou", "Jinling twelve hairpin" series and so on. In 1996, Ye Changyou was awarded the "folk crafts artist" by UNESCO.
talks about the creation of eight ancient scenes in Lanzhou. Ye Changyou said that this process made him really understand Lanzhou. By interviewing a large number of old Lanzhou people and looking up historical data, based on the "eight scenes of Lanzhou", which is the national painting of Ho Hai Lou in Gansu province library, Ye Changyou created the "five spring waterfalls", "the Lanshan smoke rain", "the White Pagoda range", "the pear garden", "the river tower overlooking", "the ancient temple bell", " Eight paper-cut works, including Hongqiao spring boom and lotus pond moonlight night, have truly reproduced the eight ancient scenes of Lanzhou.
now, ye long friends combined with his years of creative experience, developed a "leaf long friend spot dye paper-cut variety", breakthrough of the former paper cutting color of the single character, to the ancient paper-cut art into the fresh blood. He said, in addition to copying the ancient cultural symbols of Gansu, the next step, he will also be Gansu rich tourism resources in the form of paper cutting, so that more people to understand and like here.