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The ability of marquetry (inlaid wood) became known generations ago. However, even though one hundred years, it's got not lost its relevance,giving the globe the astounding in their beauty products that could beautify even royal chambers. The actual fact the place is themarquetry about the modern art market, the portal AuctionLot said Nikolai Serov, a famous Russian master of order marquetry panels.
- Please inform us somewhat with regards to you and exactly how you obtain started in a hard-to-find art form - marquetry.
- I used to be 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 in 1943 in Leningrad, he was obviously a famous cabinetmaker. A grandmother was engaged in lace(weaving Vologda lace) and it was considered among the 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 various kinds of applied art began throughout his school years: woodcut, relief carving, geometrical carving, chasing, - it turned out interesting. But a really strong impression on me the image I saw, came once to see a friend. It had been a tiny operation onRussian folk tales, carved from pieces of different kinds of wood and composed like a mosaic, in a single unit. I then was surprised, whenever possible, using only natural wood devoid of the colors, result in the sport of color and texture to pick ??? Only years later Ilearned rrt had been my first encounter with marquetry style. Gone include the a few years decades is to learn this art and master it toperfection.
- Earlier in Russia could order items with marquetry only very wealthy people, today the situation has changed or wooden inlay isstill purely available to the elite?
- Indeed, before such products in tsarist Russia meet the expense of only very wealthy people - Count Sheremetev, Golitsyn, Tsar AlexeiMikhailovich along with the court nobility. I think that today the problem has not changed. True inlay available is still exactly the elite, butnew technologies let it produce simplified types of marquetry, but they are far inferior to manual work. No doubt that theproduct placed on stream, will not be the masterpieces of the highest level.
- Everbody knows, el born area received the greatest 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, i think, is a result of the possible lack of a unified style, a type of layering, which has been the hallmark of the kind of art in Russia. We had been capable to take in the very best of the setand create something of their diversity.
- In tsarist Russia unit is only able to handle marquetry, this kind of art require special knowledge and talent. What number of artists today,able to create masterpieces from wood?
- To date, the masters, capable to create masterpieces of wood - one, because this type of art requires perseverance, attention,understanding of the many varieties of trees, the experience of taste, style and skill to post a tree in color, texture. Specialists, whoare partial to marquetry can be called by the names of everyone that is considered a professional in cases like this. Each master their ownstyle, its own personality.
- In terms of today, popular products, made in design for marquetry? After all, they're more like the traditions of bygone centuriesand poorly coupled with modern design.
