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Ale marquetry (inlaid wood) became known 100's of years ago. However, even though one hundred years, it's got not lost its relevance,giving the globe the astounding in their beauty products that could beautify even royal chambers. The actual fact the best place has become themarquetry around the modern art market, the portal AuctionLot said Nikolai Serov, a famous Russian master of order marquetry furniture.
- Please tell us just a little with regards to you and exactly how you obtain began in an infrequent talent - marquetry.
- I was born in Sokol, Vologda region, my children has been creative individuals. In accordance with the stories of his father, mygrandfather, who died in the front in 1943 in Leningrad, he was a famous cabinetmaker. A grandmother was involved in lace(weaving Vologda lace) and was considered among the masters in the commercial among the best. Her works were for export only. Myfather - also comprehensively developed personality about him said: Master golden hands
My adoration for a variety 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 small operation onRussian folk tales, carved from bits of different types of wood and composed being a mosaic, within a unit. Then I was surprised, wherever possible, using only natural wood with no colors, make the game of color and texture to choose ??? Only years later Ilearned it had become my first encounter with marquetry style. Gone would be the years and decades is to learn this art and master it toperfection.
- Earlier in Russia could order items with marquetry only loaded people, today the situation changed or wooden inlay isstill only available towards the elite?
- Indeed, before such products in tsarist Russia can afford only very wealthy people - Count Sheremetev, Golitsyn, Tsar AlexeiMikhailovich and the court nobility. I do believe that today your situation have not changed. True inlay available is still only the elite, butnew technologies let produce simplified types of marquetry, but you are far inferior to manual work. No doubt that theproduct put on stream, won't be the masterpieces from the highest level.
- You may already know, el born area received the very best flowering of art in Europe is different than a Russian school of marquetry fromWestern European?
- Growth and development of the Russian school of marquetry was closely for this development of this art in numerous Europeancountries. Teachers of Russian masters were outstanding artists of Italy, France, Holland. This, in my opinion, is a result of the possible lack of a unified style, some sort of layering, which was the hallmark of this form of art in Russia. I was in a position to take up good the setand create something of these diversity.
- In tsarist Russia unit could only cope with marquetry, these kinds of art require special knowledge and talent. How many artists today,capable to create masterpieces out of wood?
- Up to now, the real masters, capable to create masterpieces of wood - one, since this type of art requires perseverance, attention,familiarity with various varieties of trees, the sense of taste, style and ability to grab a tree coloured, texture. Specialists, whoare keen on marquetry may be called by the names of everybody who is considered a specialist in this instance. Each master their ownstyle, its own personality.
- As much as today, popular products, made in the perception of marquetry? All things considered, they may be a lot more like the traditions of bygone centuriesand poorly combined with modern design.
