Wycinanka Polish Paper Cutting and Scherenschnitte German Paper Cutting
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The
paper cutting above is a Wycinanka, or Polish Paper Cutting. It has a
stylized cut for the tree, horses, and animals. This one includes the
"Goddess in the Tree". Roosters represent fertility and life. The
curlicures represent water and air.
The
paper cut below is a Scherenschnitte, or German Paper Cut. The figures
and the tree are more realistic, similar to a silhouette. Some of the
earliest "photos" were shadow silhouettes of people, animals, and
nature.
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