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Ale marquetry (inlaid wood) became known hundreds of years ago. However, despite century, they have not lost its relevance,giving the entire world the astounding rolling around in its beauty products that could beautify perhaps the royal chambers. The very fact the best place is currently themarquetry about the modern art market, the portal AuctionLot said Nikolai Serov, a famous Russian master of order marquetry portraits.
- Please show somewhat with regards to you and exactly how you get started in a hard-to-find art form - marquetry.
- I used to be born in Sokol, Vologda region, my loved ones is certainly creative individuals. According to the stories of his father, mygrandfather, who died at the front in 1943 in Leningrad, he was obviously a famous cabinetmaker. A grandmother was engaged in lace(weaving Vologda lace) and it was considered one of the masters available the most effective. Her works were for export only. Myfather - also comprehensively developed personality about him said: Master golden hands
My love for several 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 picture I saw, came once to go to a friend. It was a little operation onRussian folk tales, carved from bits of different types of wood and composed as a mosaic, within a unit. Then I was surprised, as much as possible, using only natural wood without the colors, result in the bet on color and texture to decide on ??? Only years later Ilearned it had become my first encounter with marquetry style. Gone would be the many decades is to learn this art and master it toperfection.
- Earlier in Russia could order items with marquetry only loaded people, today the situation has changed or wooden inlay isstill only obtainable towards 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 believe that today the problem has not yet changed. True inlay available remains only the elite, butnew technologies let produce simplified varieties of marquetry, but they are far inferior to manual work. No doubt that theproduct place on stream, will never be the masterpieces in the highest level.
- Everbody knows, the bradenton area received the very best flowering of art in Europe differs from a Russian school of marquetry fromWestern European?
- Progression of the Russian school of marquetry was closely for this development of this art in different Europeancountries. Teachers of Russian masters were outstanding artists of Italy, France, Holland. This, i think, is due to the lack of a unified style, a sort of layering, which has been the hallmark of this form of art in Russia. I was able to absorb good the setand create something of their diversity.
- In tsarist Russia unit is only able to cope with marquetry, this kind of art require special knowledge and talent. What number of artists today,in a position to create masterpieces beyond wood?
- Currently, the actual masters, capable of create masterpieces of wood - one, simply because this sort of art requires perseverance, attention,knowledge of the different varieties of trees, the sense of taste, style and ability to get a tree coloured, texture. Specialists, whoare keen on marquetry could be called from the names of everyone who is considered an expert in cases like this. Each master their ownstyle, a unique personality.
- As much as today, popular products, made in design for marquetry? In fact, they are much more the traditions of bygone centuriesand poorly combined with modern design.
