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The art of marquetry (inlaid wood) became known 100's of years ago. However, even though a century, it's not lost its relevance,giving the planet the astounding in the cosmetics that could beautify even the royal chambers. The very fact the spot has become themarquetry around the modern art market, the portal AuctionLot said Nikolai Serov, a famous Russian master of marquetry pictures.
- Please inform us just a little about you and exactly how you will get entered an uncommon art - marquetry.
- I became born in Sokol, Vologda region, my children has long been creative individuals. In accordance with the stories of his father, mygrandfather, who died at the front in 1943 in Leningrad, he was a famous cabinetmaker. A grandmother was involved in lace(weaving Vologda lace) and was considered one of many 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 different types of applied art began in his school years: woodcut, relief carving, geometrical carving, chasing, - it was interesting. But a really strong impression on me the image I saw, came once to visit a buddy. It absolutely was a smaller operation onRussian folk tales, carved from components of different kinds of wood and composed as being a mosaic, in a unit. However was surprised, wherever possible, only using natural wood without the colors, increase the risk for bet on color and texture to decide on ??? Only years later Ilearned it's my first encounter with marquetry style. Gone will be the a few years decades is always to learn this art and master it toperfection.
- Earlier in Russia could order items with marquetry only very wealthy people, today the specific situation changed or wooden inlay isstill only accessible towards the elite?
- Indeed, before such products in tsarist Russia meet the expense of only very rich people - Count Sheremetev, Golitsyn, Tsar AlexeiMikhailovich as well as the court nobility. I believe that today the situation hasn't changed. True inlay available continues to be only the elite, butnew technologies let it produce simplified forms of marquetry, but they're far inferior to manual work. No doubt that theproduct wear stream, will never be the masterpieces from the highest level.
- As you know, the therapy lamp received the best 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 associated with the development of this art in several Europeancountries. Teachers of Russian masters were outstanding artists of Italy, France, Holland. This, i think, is because of having less a unified style, a type of layering, that was the hallmark on this sort of art in Russia. We had been capable of soak up good the setand create something with their diversity.
- In tsarist Russia unit can only cope with marquetry, this type of art require special knowledge and talent. The amount of artists today,in a position to create masterpieces away from wood?
- Currently, the true masters, capable to create masterpieces of wood Body, simply because this form of art requires perseverance, attention,understanding of the different types of trees, a feeling of taste, style and ability to get a tree colored, texture. Specialists, whoare fond of marquetry might be called by the names of everyone that is considered an expert in this case. Each master their ownstyle, a unique personality.
- As far as today, popular products, manufactured in the perception of marquetry? In fact, they may be more like the traditions of bygone centuriesand poorly combined with modern design.
