“We printed the words on plain paper and then cut the words out along the sides of the wordings on red paper. It was a process of much discovery and gave me a better understanding of the traditional art, ” added the self-taught artist. In 2009, Chinese paper-cutting joined Unesco’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. As a red paper-cutting artist, Teo feels strongly about ensuring that the art form continues to transform and progress so that it can be preserved. “We may always see that the traditional art of red paper-cutting is from China, but my wish is that we will come across more and more artwork with unique Malaysian features, ” he concluded.

Source: The Star June 11, 2021 04:01 UTC