The Expression Method Exploration of Folk Culture in Urban Public Art --Take Paper-Cut Sculpture in Harbin Daowai's Northeast Folk Culture Series as Example

Abstract

As the concept which reflects the most general rules of the popular culture, the folk culture is provided with the features of groupment, practicability, regionalism, stability as well as changeability. Northeasterners are admirably impressed by the unique folk culture which is created by the distinctive geographical conditions and history factors in northeast China. The folk culture expression by the urban public art will not only realize the innovation on the pattern, but also satisfy the inheriting of urban culture. The text takes the paper-cut sculpture in Harbin off-piste folk culture series as example to seek for the folk culture expression method in the urban public art. Folk Culture Overview The Concept of Folk Culture. Folk, namely, the folk customs. Refers to the general term of the folk living culture of the folk people. It also refers to the folk living customs which are created, shared and inherited by the public of a country, people and region in general. It is a series of substantial and spiritual cultural phenomenon which is formed by the common mass in the production and live process. The expression methods of folk culture are diversified, such as languages, characters and other symbols; In addition, it may be expressed in abstract personality, value views, etc. Or, material carrier, such as, the folk culture in northeast China is considered as one characteristic branch of Chinese folk cultures.