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The skill of marquetry (inlaid wood) became known hundreds of years ago. However, even with a hundred years, they have not lost its relevance,giving the planet the astonishing in their cosmetics that may beautify perhaps the royal chambers. The very fact the best place is now themarquetry about the modern art market, the portal AuctionLot said Nikolai Serov, a famous Russian master of order marquetry cabinets.
- Please tell us just a little of you and how you receive entered an uncommon talent - marquetry.
- I was born in Sokol, Vologda region, our kids is definitely creative individuals. In line with the stories of his father, mygrandfather, who died in front in 1943 in Leningrad, he was a famous cabinetmaker. A grandmother was engaged in lace(weaving Vologda lace) and it was considered among the masters in the industry one of the better. Her works were for export only. Myfather - also comprehensively developed personality about him said: Master golden hands
My passion for several types 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 photo I saw, came once to check out a buddy. It was a smaller operation onRussian folk tales, carved from bits of different types of wood and composed being a mosaic, within a unit. I then was surprised, whenever you can, only using natural wood devoid of the colors, make the game of texture and color to select ??? Only years later Ilearned rrt had been my first encounter with marquetry style. Gone will be the a number of decades is to learn this art and master it toperfection.
- Earlier in Russia could order items with marquetry only loaded people, today the problem is different or wooden inlay isstill only available for the elite?
- Indeed, before such products in tsarist Russia meet the expense of only loaded people - Count Sheremetev, Golitsyn, Tsar AlexeiMikhailovich along with the court nobility. I think that today your situation hasn't changed. True inlay available remains merely the elite, butnew technologies let it produce simplified kinds of marquetry, but they are far inferior to manual work. It is obvious that theproduct wear stream, will not be the masterpieces from the highest level.
- Everbody knows, the therapy lamp received the very best flowering of art in Europe is different than a Russian school of marquetry fromWestern European?
- Progression of the Russian school of marquetry was closely for this continuing development of this art in different Europeancountries. Teachers of Russian masters were outstanding artists of Italy, France, Holland. This, in my view, is caused by having less a unified style, a kind of layering, that was the hallmark of this form of art in Russia. We had been able to soak up the best of the setand create something of the diversity.
- In tsarist Russia unit are only able to take care of marquetry, this type of art require special knowledge and talent. The amount of artists today,in a position to create masterpieces from wood?
- To date, the actual masters, capable of create masterpieces of wood Body, as this kind of art requires perseverance, attention,knowledge of the various types of trees, the experience of taste, style and skill to post a tree colored, texture. Specialists, whoare attached to marquetry might be called from the names of everybody who's considered a professional in this case. Each master their ownstyle, its own personality.
- In terms of today, popular products, stated in the perception of marquetry? In fact, these are a lot more like the traditions of bygone centuriesand poorly combined with modern design.
