前言

剪纸艺术，是中国传统民间艺术之一，而传统广东剪纸则以佛山剪纸最闻名。佛山剪纸严格上来说其实是“刻纸”，即用刻刀而非剪刀刻出图案造型。按照制作材料和方法，佛山剪纸传统上分为纯色、铜衬、纸衬、铜写、纸写、铜凿等各类。它以色彩丰富夺目、金碧辉煌见长，具有浓郁的岭南地域特色。

传统的佛山剪纸以民间日用装饰为目的。到了20世纪五、六十年代，这种情况发生了变化，佛山剪纸从传统走向了现代，其用途、题材和技法均发生了巨大的变化。在当时文艺为大众服务、为政治服务的思想指导下，佛山剪纸以传统技法为基础，借鉴版画、宣传画等艺术形式，在主题、题材、语言和风格方面均有所创新。其主题主要包括再现光辉革命历史，歌颂祖国大好河山，表现工农兵奋发向上精神风貌和各族人民友好团结，以及宣传党和国家的方针政策。在语言和风格上，佛山现代剪纸具有鲜明简练、热烈昂扬的特点。在时代的局限下，佛山剪纸的创作者们充分发挥自己的才智，创作出一大批既有地域特色又有时代特点的剪纸作品。这类作品也成为画报、杂志、展览会上最为常见的作品。

为纪念抗战胜利75周年，大力弘扬抗战精神，同时“把红色资源利用好、把红色传统发扬好、把红色基因传承好”，我院精选一批历年征集的院藏红色题材佛山剪纸精品，举办了本次展览。展品主要出自张拔、潘保琦、林载华、汤集祥、谭伯潮、杨永雄、梁志炎等几位艺术家之手。通过剪纸艺术作品所讲述和塑造的革命历史、抗战历史、新中国建设故事、典型人物形象等，再现中国人民从苦难走向胜利的艰苦历程，歌颂革命先辈们光辉卓越的历史功绩与无畏无惧的抗战精神，以及新中国成立以来各族人民在学习、生产、建设各方面取得的伟大成就。

Preface

The art of paper cutting is one of traditional Chinesefolk arts, and the most well-known traditional paper-cut of Guangdong is the Foshanpaper-cut. Strictly speaking, Foshan paper-cuts are carved patterns by a kniferather than scissors. According to the production materials and methods, Foshanpaper-cut is categorized into pure colour, copper lining, paper lining, copper cutting,paper cutting, copper chiseling etc. It is famous for its splendid and dazzlingcolours, resplendence and rich regional characteristics of the Lingnan area.

At first, the traditional Foshan paper-cut aimed atdaily decoration, which had been changed in the 1950s and 1960s. Later, Foshanpaper-cut switched from traditional to modern form with great differences in itsfunction, theme and techniques. Based on traditional skills and at the sametime, using the art forms of print and publicity as for reference, the theme, theartistic language and style of Foshan paper-cuts had been innovated. In regardof its theme, it became important to reproduce the glorious history of therevolution, eulogize the great rivers and mountains of the motherland, describethe spirit of the workers, peasants and soldiers who are brave and upward, showthe friendship and unity of the people of all ethnic groups, and publicize theprinciples and policies of the party and the state. In terms of artistic languageand style, Foshan modern paper cut was featured as concise and passionate. Dueto the limitation of specific era, the creators of Foshan paper-cut gave fullplay to their talents and created a number of works with both regional andcontemporary characteristics, which had turned into artworks in pictorials,magazines and exhibitions.

In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the victoryof the Anti-Japanese War, to vigorously carry forward the spirit of the Anti-JapaneseWar, to make good use of the red resources, to carry on the red tradition and toinherit the red gene, the Guangzhou Art Museum hold this exhibition of redtheme in collection of the Museum. We select a number of high-quality paper-cutsin our own collection over the years, which are mainly made by noted artistsincluding Zhang Ba, Pan Baoqi, Lin Zaihua, Tang Jixiang, Tan Bochao, Yang Yongxiongand Liang Zhiyan. By demonstrating the revolutionary history and the Anti-JapaneseWar, the story of the new China Construction through the exhibits, thisexhibition reproduce the arduous process of the Chinese people from sufferingto victory, the glorious and outstanding historical achievements of therevolutionary ancestors and the fearless spirit in Anti-Japanese War, andeulogizes the great achievements of the people of all ethnic groups inlearning, production and construction since the founding of new China Greatachievements.