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The skill of marquetry (inlaid wood) became known 100's of years ago. However, even though century, they have not lost its relevance,giving the planet the astounding in their beauty products that can beautify 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 chairs.
- Please show a bit with regards to you and exactly how you get started in a rare talent - marquetry.
- I was born in Sokol, Vologda region, my children has long been creative individuals. In accordance with the stories of his father, mygrandfather, who died in the front in 1943 in Leningrad, he would have been a famous cabinetmaker. A grandmother was involved in lace(weaving Vologda lace) and it was considered among the masters in the commercial among the best. Her works were for export only. Myfather - also comprehensively developed personality about him said: Master golden hands
My adoration for a variety 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 picture I saw, came once to visit a friend. It had been a little operation onRussian folk tales, carved from pieces of different varieties of wood and composed like a mosaic, in one unit. I quickly was surprised, whenever possible, only using natural wood devoid of the colors, make the game of texture and color to pick ??? Only years later Ilearned that it was my first encounter with marquetry style. Gone will be 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 changed or wooden inlay isstill only obtainable for the elite?
- Indeed, before such products in tsarist Russia meet the expense of only very wealthy people - Count Sheremetev, Golitsyn, Tsar AlexeiMikhailovich and also the court nobility. I think that today the specific situation have not changed. True inlay available remains to be merely the elite, butnew technologies allow to produce simplified types of marquetry, but they are far inferior to manual work. There isn't any doubt that theproduct put on stream, will never 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?
- Development of the Russian school of marquetry was closely for this continuing development of this art in various Europeancountries. Teachers of Russian masters were outstanding artists of Italy, France, Holland. This, i think, is caused by deficiency of a unified style, a type of layering, which was the hallmark on this sort of art in Russia. We had arrived able to absorb good the setand create something of the diversity.
- In tsarist Russia unit can only take care of marquetry, this sort of art require special knowledge and talent. How many artists today,capable of create masterpieces beyond wood?
- Up to now, the true masters, able to create masterpieces of wood Body, simply because this form of art requires perseverance, attention,familiarity with the many type of trees, a feeling of taste, style and ability to grab a tree colored, texture. Specialists, whoare attached to marquetry may be called by the names of everybody who's considered an experienced in cases like this. Each master their ownstyle, its personality.
- In terms of today, popular products, made in design for marquetry? In fact, they are a lot more like the traditions of bygone centuriesand poorly joined with modern design.
