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Ale marquetry (inlaid wood) became known many centuries ago. However, even with century, they have not lost its relevance,giving the entire world the amazing rolling around in its bath and body goods that could beautify the royal chambers. The simple fact the place is themarquetry on the modern art market, the portal AuctionLot said Nikolai Serov, a famous Russian master of marquetry furniture.
- Please show a bit about you and how you receive entered an infrequent talent - marquetry.
- I used to be born in Sokol, Vologda region, our kids has been creative individuals. In accordance with the stories of his father, mygrandfather, who died in 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 in the industry the most effective. Her works were for export only. Myfather - also comprehensively developed personality about him said: Master golden hands
My love for different types of applied art began during his school years: woodcut, relief carving, geometrical carving, chasing, - it absolutely was interesting. However a really strong impression on me picture I saw, came once to see a pal. It was a little operation onRussian folk tales, carved from pieces of kinds of wood and composed like a mosaic, within a unit. I then was surprised, wherever possible, using only natural wood without the colors, make the bet on texture and color to pick ??? Only years later Ilearned it had become my first encounter with marquetry style. Gone would be 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 is different or wooden inlay isstill only available on the elite?
- Indeed, before such products in tsarist Russia meet the expense of only very wealthy people - Count Sheremetev, Golitsyn, Tsar AlexeiMikhailovich and the court nobility. I do think that today your situation has not yet changed. True inlay available is still only the elite, butnew technologies allow to produce simplified varieties of marquetry, but you are far inferior to manual work. No doubt that theproduct put on stream, should never be the masterpieces in the highest level.
- You may already know, el born area received the best flowering of art in Europe differs from a Russian school of marquetry fromWestern European?
- Continuing development of the Russian school of marquetry was closely from the development of this art in different Europeancountries. Teachers of Russian masters were outstanding artists of Italy, France, Holland. This, for me, is caused by deficiency of a unified style, a sort of layering, which has been the hallmark of the sort of art in Russia. I was in a position to soak up the very best of the setand create something of the diversity.
- In tsarist Russia unit are only able to deal with marquetry, these kinds of art require special knowledge and talent. The amount of artists today,able to create masterpieces from wood?
- To date, the masters, in a position to create masterpieces of wood Body, as this type of art requires perseverance, attention,knowledge of various type of trees, the experience of taste, style and talent to get a tree in color, texture. Specialists, whoare fond of marquetry may be called through the names of everybody that's considered an experienced in cases like this. Each master their ownstyle, its very own personality.
- In terms of today, popular products, made in design for marquetry? All things considered, they may be similar to the traditions of bygone centuriesand poorly joined with modern design.
