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Ale marquetry (inlaid wood) became known hundreds of years ago. However, even with century, it has not lost its relevance,giving the entire world the astonishing rolling around in its beauty products that will beautify perhaps the royal chambers. The actual fact the place is currently themarquetry on the modern art market, the portal AuctionLot said Nikolai Serov, a famous Russian master of marquetry work.

- Please show a bit about you and how you get began in an uncommon art form - marquetry.

- I used to be born in Sokol, Vologda region, my family is certainly creative individuals. According to the stories of his father, mygrandfather, who died in front in 1943 in Leningrad, he would have been a famous cabinetmaker. A grandmother was engaged in lace(weaving Vologda lace) and was considered on the list of 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 desire for various kinds of applied art began in his school years: woodcut, relief carving, geometrical carving, chasing, - it turned out interesting. However a really strong impression on me the image I saw, came once to see a buddy. It absolutely was a tiny operation onRussian folk tales, carved from pieces of different kinds of wood and composed as being a mosaic, within a unit. I then was surprised, whenever you can, only using natural wood minus the colors, result in the sport of texture and color to choose ??? Only years later Ilearned it had become my first encounter with marquetry style. Gone would be the many decades is always to learn this art and master it toperfection.

- Earlier in Russia could order items with marquetry only loaded people, today the specific situation has evolved or wooden inlay isstill only accessible for the elite?

- Indeed, before such products in tsarist Russia can afford only very rich people - Count Sheremetev, Golitsyn, Tsar AlexeiMikhailovich and also the court nobility. I do think that today your situation have not changed. True inlay available remains exactly the elite, butnew technologies let produce simplified kinds of marquetry, but they're far inferior to manual work. No doubt that theproduct wear stream, will not be the masterpieces of the highest level.

- You know, el born area received the highest flowering of art in Europe is different than a Russian school of marquetry fromWestern European?

- Progression of the Russian school of marquetry was closely linked to the growth and development of this art in various Europeancountries. Teachers of Russian masters were outstanding artists of Italy, France, Holland. This, for me, is due to the lack of a unified style, some sort of layering, that has been the hallmark of the form of art in Russia. We were capable to take in the best of the setand create something of these diversity.

- In tsarist Russia unit could only cope with marquetry, this type of art require special knowledge and talent. The number of artists today,capable to create masterpieces out of wood?

- Currently, the real masters, capable of create masterpieces of wood - one, since this form of art requires perseverance, attention,expertise in the different type of trees, the sense of taste, style and skill to get a tree coloured, texture. Specialists, whoare fond of marquetry can be called with the names of everyone that's considered an experienced in this instance. Each master their ownstyle, a unique personality.

- In terms of today, popular products, produced in the style of marquetry? All things considered, they're a lot more like the traditions of bygone centuriesand poorly joined with modern design.