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Ale marquetry (inlaid wood) became known generations ago. However, despite a century, it's not lost its relevance,giving the entire world the astounding in their cosmetics that can beautify even royal chambers. The fact the spot has become themarquetry about the modern art market, the portal AuctionLot said Nikolai Serov, a famous Russian master of marquetry furniture.

- Please tell us somewhat about yourself and the way you obtain started in a hard-to-find talent - marquetry.

- I had been born in Sokol, Vologda region, our kids is definitely creative individuals. According to the stories of his father, mygrandfather, who died in the front in 1943 in Leningrad, he would be a famous cabinetmaker. A grandmother was engaged in lace(weaving Vologda lace) and was considered one of the 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 desire for several types of applied art began in his school years: woodcut, relief carving, geometrical carving, chasing, - it absolutely was interesting. However a really strong impression on me the picture I saw, came once to go to a pal. It was a little operation onRussian folk tales, carved from pieces of different types of wood and composed like a mosaic, within a unit. Then I was surprised, whenever possible, only using natural wood without the colors, increase the risk for game of texture and color to select ??? Only years later Ilearned it's my first encounter with marquetry style. Gone include the a number of decades would be to learn this art and master it toperfection.

- Earlier in Russia could order items with marquetry only loaded people, today the specific situation changed or wooden inlay isstill only obtainable to the elite?

- Indeed, before such products in tsarist Russia could afford only loaded people - Count Sheremetev, Golitsyn, Tsar AlexeiMikhailovich as well as the court nobility. I think that today the problem has not changed. True inlay available is still just the elite, butnew technologies let it produce simplified types of marquetry, but they're far inferior to manual work. No doubt that theproduct place on stream, should never be the masterpieces from the highest level.

- As you know, el born area received the very best flowering of art in Europe differs from a Russian school of marquetry fromWestern European?

- Growth and development of the Russian school of marquetry was closely for this continuing development of this art in various Europeancountries. Teachers of Russian masters were outstanding artists of Italy, France, Holland. This, for me, is caused by deficiency of a unified style, a kind of layering, which has been the hallmark of the kind of art in Russia. We had arrived capable to take in the best of the setand create something of their diversity.

- In tsarist Russia unit is only able to handle marquetry, this sort of art require special knowledge and talent. The amount of artists today,in a position to create masterpieces away from wood?

- Thus far, the masters, able to create masterpieces of wood - one, simply because this form of art requires perseverance, attention,familiarity with the different types of trees, the sense of taste, style and talent to pick up a tree colored, texture. Specialists, whoare fond of marquetry can be called through the names of everyone who is considered a specialist in such cases. Each master their ownstyle, its very own personality.

- As far as today, popular products, made in the style of marquetry? In the end, they are much more the traditions of bygone centuriesand poorly combined with modern design.