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The skill of marquetry (inlaid wood) became known many centuries ago. However, even though century, it has not lost its relevance,giving the entire world the amazing rolling around in its beauty products that could beautify perhaps the royal chambers. The actual fact the place has become themarquetry on the modern art market, the portal AuctionLot said Nikolai Serov, a famous Russian master of order marquetry doors.
- Please inform us somewhat about you and just how you will get started in a hard-to-find art - marquetry.
- I became born in Sokol, Vologda region, my family is definitely creative individuals. In line with the stories of his father, mygrandfather, who died in front in 1943 in Leningrad, he was a famous cabinetmaker. A grandmother was involved in lace(weaving Vologda lace) and was considered one of the masters in the industry one of the better. 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 in his school years: woodcut, relief carving, geometrical carving, chasing, - it turned out interesting. But a really strong impression on me the photo I saw, came once to see a pal. It was a little operation onRussian folk tales, carved from pieces of different types of wood and composed as a mosaic, in one unit. I then was surprised, wherever possible, only using natural wood devoid of the colors, make the bet on texture and color to pick ??? Only years later Ilearned that it was my first encounter with marquetry style. Gone would be the a number of decades is usually to learn this art and master it toperfection.
- Earlier in Russia could order items with marquetry only very wealthy people, today your situation changed or wooden inlay isstill purely available to the elite?
- Indeed, before such products in tsarist Russia meet the expense of only loaded people - Count Sheremetev, Golitsyn, Tsar AlexeiMikhailovich and also the court nobility. I do think that today the problem hasn't changed. True inlay available is still just the elite, butnew technologies let produce simplified types of marquetry, however they are far inferior to manual work. There isn't any doubt that theproduct put on stream, will not be the masterpieces with the highest level.
- As you know, this area received the very best flowering of art in Europe is different than a Russian school of marquetry fromWestern European?
- Development of the Russian school of marquetry was closely linked to the development of this art in several Europeancountries. Teachers of Russian masters were outstanding artists of Italy, France, Holland. This, i think, is a result of the lack of a unified style, some sort of layering, which was the hallmark with this kind of art in Russia. We had been capable of soak up the best of the setand create something of the diversity.
- In tsarist Russia unit are only able to handle marquetry, this sort of art require special knowledge and talent. How many artists today,in a position to create masterpieces from wood?
- Thus far, the real masters, in a position to create masterpieces of wood - one, because this kind of art requires perseverance, attention,expertise in various varieties of trees, the sense of taste, style and ability to post a tree coloured, texture. Specialists, whoare attached to marquetry may be called by the names of everybody that is considered an expert in such cases. Each master their ownstyle, a unique personality.
- In terms of today, popular products, produced in the appearance of marquetry? In fact, these are much more the traditions of bygone centuriesand poorly combined with modern design.
