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Ale marquetry (inlaid wood) became known many centuries ago. However, even with a hundred years, it's got not lost its relevance,giving the planet the amazing in its beauty products that may beautify even the royal chambers. The very fact the area is themarquetry around the modern art market, the portal AuctionLot said Nikolai Serov, a famous Russian master of marquetry work.
- Please tell us just a little with regards to you and the way you obtain started in a rare art form - marquetry.
- I became born in Sokol, Vologda region, our kids has long been creative individuals. Based on the stories of his father, mygrandfather, who died in the front in 1943 in Leningrad, he was a famous cabinetmaker. A grandmother was involved in lace(weaving Vologda lace) and it was considered on the list of 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 several types of applied art began throughout his school years: woodcut, relief carving, geometrical carving, chasing, - it turned out interesting. However a really strong impression on me the picture I saw, came once to visit a friend. It was a little operation onRussian folk tales, carved from items of kinds of wood and composed like a mosaic, within a unit. I quickly was surprised, whenever you can, only using natural wood with no colors, increase the risk for game of color and texture to decide on ??? Only years later Ilearned it had become my first encounter with marquetry style. Gone will be the many 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 is different or wooden inlay isstill only obtainable towards 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 hasn't changed. True inlay available remains merely 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 place on stream, will never be the masterpieces of the highest level.
- Everbody knows, the bradenton area received the highest 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 continuing development of this art in various Europeancountries. Teachers of Russian masters were outstanding artists of Italy, France, Holland. This, in my view, is a result of the lack of a unified style, a kind of layering, that was the hallmark with this kind of art in Russia. We had arrived capable to absorb good the setand create something with their diversity.
- In tsarist Russia unit are only able to deal with marquetry, this type of art require special knowledge and talent. What number of artists today,in a position to create masterpieces out of wood?
- Thus far, the true masters, capable of create masterpieces of wood - one, since this sort of art requires perseverance, attention,understanding of the different species of trees, the experience of taste, style and ability to post a tree colored, texture. Specialists, whoare attached to marquetry might be called by the names of everyone that is considered an expert in this instance. Each master their ownstyle, its own personality.
- As much as today, popular products, made in the appearance of marquetry? After all, they're much more the traditions of bygone centuriesand poorly combined with modern design.
