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The skill of marquetry (inlaid wood) became known generations ago. However, even with a hundred years, they have not lost its relevance,giving the world the spectacular in its bath and body goods that could beautify perhaps the royal chambers. The actual fact the place is themarquetry for the modern art market, the portal AuctionLot said Nikolai Serov, a famous Russian master of order marquetry cabinets.
- Please reveal a bit of you and exactly how you obtain began in an infrequent art form - marquetry.
- I used to be born in Sokol, Vologda region, our kids is certainly creative individuals. Based on the stories of his father, mygrandfather, who died at the front end in 1943 in Leningrad, he was a famous cabinetmaker. A grandmother was involved in lace(weaving Vologda lace) and it was considered among the masters in the industry one of the better. Her works were for export only. Myfather - also comprehensively developed personality about him said: Master golden hands
My passion for various kinds of applied art began in his school years: woodcut, relief carving, geometrical carving, chasing, - it was interesting. But a really strong impression on me picture I saw, came once to check out an associate. It had been a smaller operation onRussian folk tales, carved from pieces of different types of wood and composed being a mosaic, in a unit. I then was surprised, whenever you can, using only natural wood with no colors, result in the sport of texture and color to pick ??? Only years later Ilearned that it was my first encounter with marquetry style. Gone are the years and 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 has evolved or wooden inlay isstill purely available for the elite?
- Indeed, before such products in tsarist Russia could afford only very wealthy people - Count Sheremetev, Golitsyn, Tsar AlexeiMikhailovich and also the court nobility. I think that today the situation have not changed. True inlay available continues to be merely the elite, butnew technologies allow to produce simplified varieties of marquetry, but they are far inferior to manual work. There's no question that theproduct placed on stream, will not be the masterpieces with the highest level.
- You know, the bradenton area received the best flowering of art in Europe differs from a Russian school of marquetry fromWestern European?
- Progression of the Russian school of marquetry was closely from the progression of this art in various Europeancountries. Teachers of Russian masters were outstanding artists of Italy, France, Holland. This, in my opinion, is due to the lack of a unified style, some sort of layering, which was the hallmark of this type of art in Russia. We had been able to take in the best of the setand create something of their diversity.
- In tsarist Russia unit is only able to deal with marquetry, this type of art require special knowledge and talent. How many artists today,capable of create masterpieces beyond wood?
- Thus far, the real masters, able to create masterpieces of wood - one, as this form of art requires perseverance, attention,understanding of the many species of trees, the sense of taste, style and talent to pick up a tree colored, texture. Specialists, whoare attached to marquetry could be called by the names of everyone who is considered an experienced in this instance. Each master their ownstyle, its very own personality.
- So far as today, popular products, stated in the style of marquetry? After all, they are more like the traditions of bygone centuriesand poorly along with modern design.
