Zhuang Ceremomy Paper-Cut Art Research

Paper-cut is a popular grass roots culture art, is the human emotion showcase.Through the paper-cut art media to convey thoughts and feelings, not only has its unique aesthetic characteristics, its more important practical, such as the Spring Festival, wedding, holiday period some art modeling. The patterns are diverse, focusing on its decorative patterns; the South exquisite, then focuses on its practicality.This paper focuses on a case study in Guangxi, Jingxi Zhuang witch ceremony paper-cut art on the basis of field investigation, in addition to pay attention to the witch ceremony procedure were investigated and the art of paper cutting in a ceremony in the specific production and use, more thorough witch ceremony, mining witch ceremony paper-cut art aesthetics and its practical function, prominent Jingxi witch ceremony paper-cut art space and regional features, thus inheriting, protection this grassroots art culture.The investigation shows that:first, human paper cutting "positive" and "negative", paper-cut art in the process of operation."Positive","negative" is an important part of the burning ceremony; secondly, the human demand, ritual ceremony to supernatural forces, the three through the operation of forming the Zhuang people’s folk unique belief system.Cutouts in the witch ceremony (including the use of wizards, incineration and paste shearing system), was given a specific function and significance.Reveals the Zhuang folk universal human belief in the supernatural, expression of people on their ancestral devout in and sent to their illnesses and achieve good wishes ideal.The Witch of generation and transmission reach adjustment people psychological balance, is the Zhuang people’s inner world faith sustenance, is also a kind of people taking care of self, hope and a dialogue of carrier.