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The ability of marquetry (inlaid wood) became known 100's of years ago. However, despite one hundred years, it's got not lost its relevance,giving the globe the astonishing in their bath and body goods that could beautify even the royal chambers. The very fact the best place is now themarquetry for the modern art market, the portal AuctionLot said Nikolai Serov, a famous Russian master of order marquetry portraits.
- Please show just a little with regards to you and the way you receive entered a hard-to-find talent - marquetry.
- I had been born in Sokol, Vologda region, our kids is certainly creative individuals. In line 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 one of the masters in the business the most effective. Her works were for export only. Myfather - also comprehensively developed personality about him said: Master golden hands
My desire for various kinds of applied art began throughout his school years: woodcut, relief carving, geometrical carving, chasing, - it was interesting. However a really strong impression on me the image I saw, came once to visit a friend. It absolutely was a little operation onRussian folk tales, carved from pieces of different varieties of wood and composed like a mosaic, in one unit. I then was surprised, whenever you can, using only natural wood minus the colors, make the bet on color and texture to select ??? Only years later Ilearned it had become my first encounter with marquetry style. Gone are the years and decades is always 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 accessible towards the elite?
- Indeed, before such products in tsarist Russia can afford only loaded people - Count Sheremetev, Golitsyn, Tsar AlexeiMikhailovich along with the court nobility. I do think that today the specific situation hasn't changed. True inlay available is still merely the elite, butnew technologies allow to produce simplified types of marquetry, however they are far inferior to manual work. There's no question that theproduct place on stream, should never be the masterpieces of the highest level.
- You may already know, el born area received the best flowering of art in Europe is different than a Russian school of marquetry fromWestern European?
- Continuing development of the Russian school of marquetry was closely linked to the growth and development of this art in numerous Europeancountries. Teachers of Russian masters were outstanding artists of Italy, France, Holland. This, i think, 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 were able to take in the best of the setand create something of these diversity.
- In tsarist Russia unit is only able to cope with marquetry, this type of art require special knowledge and talent. What number of artists today,able to create masterpieces beyond wood?
- To date, the masters, able to create masterpieces of wood Body, because this sort of art requires perseverance, attention,expertise in various species of trees, the experience of taste, style and skill to grab a tree colored, texture. Specialists, whoare attached to marquetry can be called by the names of everyone who is considered a specialist in this case. Each master their ownstyle, its very own personality.
- As far as today, popular products, stated in the style of marquetry? In the end, they are much more the traditions of bygone centuriesand poorly along with modern design.
