Marquetry furniture198132
The art of marquetry (inlaid wood) became known many centuries ago. However, even after century, it's got not lost its relevance,giving the world the spectacular rolling around in its beauty items that could beautify even the royal chambers. The very fact the best place is now themarquetry on the modern art market, the portal AuctionLot said Nikolai Serov, a famous Russian master of order marquetry panels.
- Please inform us a bit about you and how you get started in an infrequent art form - marquetry.
- I was born in Sokol, Vologda region, my family has been creative individuals. In line with the stories of his father, mygrandfather, who died at the front end in 1943 in Leningrad, he would be a famous cabinetmaker. A grandmother was engaged in lace(weaving Vologda lace) and was considered one of many masters in the business among the best. 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 absolutely was interesting. But a really strong impression on me the photo I saw, came once to see a buddy. It turned out a tiny operation onRussian folk tales, carved from components of different types of wood and composed as a mosaic, in a single unit. Then I was surprised, as much as possible, only using natural wood without the colors, make the sport of texture and color to select ??? Only years later Ilearned it had become my first encounter with marquetry style. Gone would be the years and decades is usually to learn this art and master it toperfection.
- Earlier in Russia could order items with marquetry only very wealthy people, today your situation is different or wooden inlay isstill only obtainable on the elite?
- Indeed, before such products in tsarist Russia meet the expense of only very rich people - Count Sheremetev, Golitsyn, Tsar AlexeiMikhailovich along with the court nobility. I do believe that today the situation has not yet changed. True inlay available is still just the elite, butnew technologies let it produce simplified kinds of marquetry, but you are far inferior to manual work. There isn't any doubt that theproduct wear stream, should never be the masterpieces with the highest level.
- You know, el born area received the 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 associated with the continuing development of this art in different Europeancountries. Teachers of Russian masters were outstanding artists of Italy, France, Holland. This, for me, is caused by the lack of a unified style, a type of layering, that has been the hallmark of the type of art in Russia. We had arrived capable to take in the very best of the setand create something of their diversity.
- In tsarist Russia unit are only able to deal with marquetry, this sort of art require special knowledge and talent. How many artists today,capable of create masterpieces away from wood?
- Currently, the actual masters, capable of create masterpieces of wood - one, since this form of art requires perseverance, attention,knowledge of the different species of trees, the experience of taste, style and skill to pick up a tree in color, texture. Specialists, whoare partial to marquetry might be called with the names of everyone that's considered an experienced in this instance. Each master their ownstyle, its personality.
- As far as today, popular products, made in the appearance of marquetry? In fact, they're more like the traditions of bygone centuriesand poorly coupled with modern design.
