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The ability of marquetry (inlaid wood) became known generations ago. However, even with one hundred years, they have not lost its relevance,giving the entire world the astonishing rolling around in its cosmetics that could beautify even royal chambers. The fact the best place is currently themarquetry on the modern art market, the portal AuctionLot said Nikolai Serov, a famous Russian master of order marquetry cabinets.

- Please reveal a bit about yourself and just how you obtain started in an infrequent art form - marquetry.

- I had been born in Sokol, Vologda region, our kids is definitely creative individuals. According to the stories of his father, mygrandfather, who died in the front in 1943 in Leningrad, he would be a famous cabinetmaker. A grandmother was engaged in lace(weaving Vologda lace) and it was considered one of the masters available one of the better. Her works were for export only. Myfather - also comprehensively developed personality about him said: Master golden hands

My love for a variety of applied art began in his school years: woodcut, relief carving, geometrical carving, chasing, - it had been interesting. But a really strong impression on me the photo I saw, came once to check out a friend. It turned out a little operation onRussian folk tales, carved from bits of kinds of wood and composed like a mosaic, in a unit. However was surprised, whenever possible, using only natural wood minus the colors, make the sport of color and texture to pick ??? Only years later Ilearned it's my first encounter with marquetry style. Gone will be the a few years decades is usually to learn this art and master it toperfection.

- Earlier in Russia could order items with marquetry only loaded people, today the specific situation has evolved or wooden inlay isstill only obtainable for the elite?

- Indeed, before such products in tsarist Russia can afford only loaded people - Count Sheremetev, Golitsyn, Tsar AlexeiMikhailovich as well as the court nobility. I do believe that today the specific situation have not changed. True inlay available continues to be only the elite, butnew technologies let produce simplified varieties of marquetry, but they are far inferior to manual work. There isn't any doubt that theproduct wear stream, won't be the masterpieces of the highest level.

- As you know, el born area received the highest flowering of art in Europe differs from a Russian school of marquetry fromWestern European?

- Continuing development of the Russian school of marquetry was closely associated with the development of this art in several Europeancountries. Teachers of Russian masters were outstanding artists of Italy, France, Holland. This, for me, is caused by the lack of a unified style, a kind of layering, that has been the hallmark of this sort of art in Russia. We were in a position to take in good the setand create something with their diversity.

- In tsarist Russia unit could only handle marquetry, this kind of art require special knowledge and talent. How many artists today,capable of create masterpieces out of wood?

- Thus far, the real masters, able to create masterpieces of wood - one, because this form of art requires perseverance, attention,familiarity with the many type of trees, a feeling of taste, style and skill to grab a tree coloured, texture. Specialists, whoare partial to marquetry may be called with the names of everyone that's considered an expert in cases like this. Each master their ownstyle, its personality.

- As much as today, popular products, made in the perception of marquetry? All things considered, they may be much more the traditions of bygone centuriesand poorly combined with modern design.