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The skill of marquetry (inlaid wood) became known 100's of years ago. However, despite a hundred years, it's not lost its relevance,giving the world the spectacular rolling around in its cosmetics that can beautify even the royal chambers. The simple fact the area is now themarquetry around the modern art market, the portal AuctionLot said Nikolai Serov, a famous Russian master of order marquetry furniture.
- Please tell us a bit with regards to you and just how you receive started in a hard-to-find talent - marquetry.
- I used to be born in Sokol, Vologda region, my children is definitely creative individuals. In accordance with the stories of his father, mygrandfather, who died in front in 1943 in Leningrad, he would be a famous cabinetmaker. A grandmother was engaged in lace(weaving Vologda lace) and was considered one of the masters in the industry one of the best. Her works were for export only. Myfather - also comprehensively developed personality about him said: Master golden hands
My adoration for various kinds of applied art began during his school years: woodcut, relief carving, geometrical carving, chasing, - it turned out interesting. But a really strong impression on me the picture I saw, came once to check out a pal. It absolutely was a small operation onRussian folk tales, carved from items of kinds of wood and composed like a mosaic, in one unit. However was surprised, whenever possible, using only natural wood with no colors, increase the risk for game of texture and color to select ??? Only years later Ilearned rrt had been my first encounter with marquetry style. Gone include the a number of decades would be to learn this art and master it toperfection.
- Earlier in Russia could order items with marquetry only very wealthy people, today the situation has evolved or wooden inlay isstill purely available towards the elite?
- Indeed, before such products in tsarist Russia could afford only loaded people - Count Sheremetev, Golitsyn, Tsar AlexeiMikhailovich and the court nobility. I do think that today the situation has not yet changed. True inlay available remains to be only the elite, butnew technologies allow to produce simplified forms of marquetry, but they're far inferior to manual work. There's no question that theproduct placed on stream, will never be the masterpieces in the highest level.
- You know, el born area received the greatest flowering of art in Europe is different than a Russian school of marquetry fromWestern European?
- Development of the Russian school of marquetry was closely associated with the progression of this art in different Europeancountries. Teachers of Russian masters were outstanding artists of Italy, France, Holland. This, for me, is due to having less a unified style, some sort of layering, which was the hallmark of this sort of art in Russia. We had been capable to absorb good the setand create something of the diversity.
- In tsarist Russia unit could only deal with marquetry, this sort of art require special knowledge and talent. The amount of artists today,capable of create masterpieces from wood?
- To date, the real masters, capable of create masterpieces of wood - one, because this sort of art requires perseverance, attention,familiarity with the many types of trees, the experience of taste, style and skill to grab a tree coloured, texture. Specialists, whoare fond of marquetry may be called from the names of everybody that's considered a specialist in this case. Each master their ownstyle, its personality.
- As far as today, popular products, produced in the perception of marquetry? All things considered, they may be similar to the traditions of bygone centuriesand poorly joined with modern design.
