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The art of marquetry (inlaid wood) became known generations ago. However, despite century, they have not lost its relevance,giving the planet the spectacular rolling around in its beauty items that will beautify the royal chambers. The actual fact the area is currently themarquetry for the modern art market, the portal AuctionLot said Nikolai Serov, a famous Russian master of marquetry portraits.
- Please inform us just a little of you and how you will get started in an infrequent art form - marquetry.
- I became born in Sokol, Vologda region, my children has long been creative individuals. Based on the stories of his father, mygrandfather, who died at the front in 1943 in Leningrad, he would have been a famous cabinetmaker. A grandmother was engaged in lace(weaving Vologda lace) and it was considered on the list of masters in the commercial one of the best. Her works were for export only. Myfather - also comprehensively developed personality about him said: Master golden hands
My passion for different types of applied art began during his school years: woodcut, relief carving, geometrical carving, chasing, - it was interesting. But a really strong impression on me the photo I saw, came once to check out a pal. It was a tiny operation onRussian folk tales, carved from components of different kinds of wood and composed like a mosaic, within a unit. However was surprised, as much as possible, using only natural wood minus the colors, make the game of texture and color to pick ??? Only years later Ilearned it's my first encounter with marquetry style. Gone are the a few years decades would be to learn this art and master it toperfection.
- Earlier in Russia could order items with marquetry only loaded people, today the situation has evolved or wooden inlay isstill only available to the elite?
- Indeed, before such products in tsarist Russia meet the expense of only very rich people - Count Sheremetev, Golitsyn, Tsar AlexeiMikhailovich as well as the court nobility. I do think that today your situation has not changed. True inlay available continues to be exactly the elite, butnew technologies let it produce simplified varieties of marquetry, however they are far inferior to manual work. There's no question that theproduct placed on stream, will never be the masterpieces from the highest level.
- Everbody knows, the bradenton area received the best flowering of art in Europe differs from a Russian school of marquetry fromWestern European?
- Development of the Russian school of marquetry was closely for this growth and development of this art in various Europeancountries. Teachers of Russian masters were outstanding artists of Italy, France, Holland. This, i think, is a result of having less a unified style, a kind of layering, which was the hallmark with this type of art in Russia. We had been capable to soak up the very best of the setand create something with their diversity.
- In tsarist Russia unit could only take care of marquetry, this type of art require special knowledge and talent. What number of artists today,able to create masterpieces beyond wood?
- Currently, the masters, able to create masterpieces of wood Body, as this kind of art requires perseverance, attention,knowledge of the different varieties of trees, the experience of taste, style and talent to pick up a tree coloured, texture. Specialists, whoare keen on marquetry could be called with the names of everybody that is considered an expert in such cases. Each master their ownstyle, its own personality.
- As far as today, popular products, produced in design for marquetry? In fact, they're much more the traditions of bygone centuriesand poorly combined with modern design.
