卫爱君:故事是剪纸的灵魂

Wei Aijun: Stories as the Soul of Paper-cut

1月18日在福山文博苑展出了卫爱君的一系列剪纸作品,包括《改革开放40周年》系列剪纸、《百猪图》、《二十四孝》以及《青花百瓷》等系列剪纸作品。这些剪纸作品既有传统的纹饰花样,又融入了新鲜的创新内容,让剪纸这项传统艺术变得更具有现代性和故事性。展出的作品中,最受关注的是《改革开放40周年》系列,它以每年一个大事记的形式,用40幅剪纸作品记录了改革开放40年的成就,表达了对祖国繁荣昌盛的美好祝福。'《改革开放40周年》这一套剪纸,从去年三月份就开始准备了。'

A series of paper-cutting works by Wei Aijun were exhibited at Fushan Wenboyuan(Cultural Exhibition Center)including the series of Reform and Opening up for Four Decades,the Picture of 100 Pigs,Twenty-Four Filial Deeds,and the series of 100 Blue and White Porcelain Works.These paper-cutting works boast traditional decorative patterns and integrate fresh innovative contents,adding to the modernization and stories of the traditional art of paper-cut.Wei Aijun continuously seeks for innovation on the basis of traditional Fushan paper-cut.'As time changes,the intangible cultural heritage of paper-cut must be inherited with innovation,otherwise it cannot make it,'Wei Aijun introduced:'For the generation of my grandmother,almost everyone can make paper-cut.For my generation,few people can.Now fewer people can do it.''If you want people to like it,you have to offer attractive contents.'Probably thanks to her over thirty years of working experience in advertising,Wei Aijun is strongly sensitive to the times.According to her,the innovative development of the paper-cutting art should be elevated to the level of the creation of a cultural brand.'The content of paper-cut should be good stories.'Paper-cut can be found in many places,but regarding how to make Fushan paper-cut known to more people and better carry forward and inherit it,Wei Aijun said affirmatively:'Stories,that are the soul of paper-cut.'