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The ability of marquetry (inlaid wood) became known many centuries ago. However, even after a century, they have not lost its relevance,giving the world the astonishing rolling around in its bath and body goods that will beautify the royal chambers. The fact the area is themarquetry around the modern art market, the portal AuctionLot said Nikolai Serov, a famous Russian master of order marquetry picture.

- Please reveal just a little about you and how you receive began in a rare talent - marquetry.

- I became born in Sokol, Vologda region, my loved ones is definitely creative individuals. According to the stories of his father, mygrandfather, who died at the front end in 1943 in Leningrad, he was a famous cabinetmaker. A grandmother was involved in lace(weaving Vologda lace) and it was considered among the masters in the business one of the better. Her works were for export only. Myfather - also comprehensively developed personality about him said: Master golden hands

My desire for a variety 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 picture I saw, came once to check out a friend. It was a tiny operation onRussian folk tales, carved from items of kinds of wood and composed as a mosaic, within a unit. I then was surprised, whenever you can, using only natural wood minus the colors, make the game of color and texture to choose ??? Only years later Ilearned rrt had been my first encounter with marquetry style. Gone include the a number of decades is usually to learn this art and master it toperfection.

- Earlier in Russia could order items with marquetry only loaded people, today the problem has evolved or wooden inlay isstill purely available towards the elite?

- Indeed, before such products in tsarist Russia could afford only loaded people - Count Sheremetev, Golitsyn, Tsar AlexeiMikhailovich along with the court nobility. I do think that today your situation have not changed. True inlay available remains merely the elite, butnew technologies allow to produce simplified kinds of marquetry, however they are far inferior to manual work. It is obvious that theproduct wear stream, should never be the masterpieces with the highest level.

- You may already know, el born area received the highest 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 associated with the development of this art in several Europeancountries. Teachers of Russian masters were outstanding artists of Italy, France, Holland. This, for me, is a result of the lack of a unified style, a sort of layering, which was the hallmark of this type of art in Russia. We had been capable of take in the best of the setand create something of these diversity.

- In tsarist Russia unit could only deal with marquetry, these kinds of art require special knowledge and talent. The number of artists today,capable to create masterpieces away from wood?

- To date, the true masters, capable to create masterpieces of wood Body, because this kind of art requires perseverance, attention,familiarity with various types of trees, a feeling of taste, style and ability to get a tree colored, texture. Specialists, whoare keen on marquetry can be called by the names of everybody who's considered a specialist in such cases. Each master their ownstyle, its very own personality.

- So far as today, popular products, stated in the perception of marquetry? In fact, they may be a lot more like the traditions of bygone centuriesand poorly along with modern design.