Marquetry furniture1851867
The skill of marquetry (inlaid wood) became known generations ago. However, even with a century, it's not lost its relevance,giving the world the astonishing in their cosmetics that could beautify the royal chambers. The fact the area is currently themarquetry for the modern art market, the portal AuctionLot said Nikolai Serov, a famous Russian master of order marquetry picture.
- Please inform us a bit about yourself and exactly how you obtain began in a rare talent - marquetry.
- I was born in Sokol, Vologda region, my loved ones is certainly creative individuals. According to the stories of his father, mygrandfather, who died at the front end in 1943 in Leningrad, he would have been a famous cabinetmaker. A grandmother was involved in lace(weaving Vologda lace) and was considered one of the 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 passion for a variety of applied art began during his school years: woodcut, relief carving, geometrical carving, chasing, - it absolutely was interesting. However a really strong impression on me picture I saw, came once to see a pal. It absolutely was a little operation onRussian folk tales, carved from components of different kinds of wood and composed being a mosaic, within a unit. However was surprised, wherever possible, only using natural wood minus the colors, make the sport of texture and color to decide on ??? Only years later Ilearned it's my first encounter with marquetry style. Gone are the a few years decades is usually 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 obtainable to the elite?
- Indeed, before such products in tsarist Russia could afford only very rich people - Count Sheremetev, Golitsyn, Tsar AlexeiMikhailovich and the court nobility. I do believe that today the situation hasn't changed. True inlay available remains to be only the elite, butnew technologies allow to produce simplified varieties of marquetry, but they're far inferior to manual work. No doubt that theproduct place on stream, should never be the masterpieces of the highest level.
- As you know, el born area received the greatest 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 from the development of this art in several Europeancountries. Teachers of Russian masters were outstanding artists of Italy, France, Holland. This, in my opinion, is because of the lack of a unified style, a sort of layering, which has been the hallmark of this kind of art in Russia. We had been capable of take up the very best of the setand create something with their diversity.
- In tsarist Russia unit can only handle marquetry, this kind of art require special knowledge and talent. What number of artists today,in a position to create masterpieces beyond wood?
- Up to now, the true masters, capable of create masterpieces of wood - one, because this form of art requires perseverance, attention,expertise in the many varieties of trees, the sense of taste, style and skill to post a tree coloured, texture. Specialists, whoare keen on marquetry might be called through the names of everybody that's considered a professional in this instance. Each master their ownstyle, a unique personality.
- As far as today, popular products, stated in design for marquetry? All things considered, they may be a lot more like the traditions of bygone centuriesand poorly along with modern design.
