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The art of marquetry (inlaid wood) became known generations ago. However, even though century, it's got not lost its relevance,giving the entire world the amazing rolling around in its beauty items that will beautify even royal chambers. The simple fact the area is currently themarquetry on the modern art market, the portal AuctionLot said Nikolai Serov, a famous Russian master of order marquetry panels.
- Please show a bit with regards to you and just how you receive entered an uncommon form of art - marquetry.
- I became born in Sokol, Vologda region, our kids has long been creative individuals. In accordance with the stories of his father, mygrandfather, who died in front in 1943 in Leningrad, he would have been a famous cabinetmaker. A grandmother was engaged in lace(weaving Vologda lace) and it was considered one of many masters available the most effective. Her works were for export only. Myfather - also comprehensively developed personality about him said: Master golden hands
My love for several types of applied art began throughout 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 a friend. It turned out a little operation onRussian folk tales, carved from items of kinds of wood and composed as a mosaic, in one unit. Then I was surprised, whenever possible, only using natural wood with no colors, make sport of texture and color to select ??? Only years later Ilearned it's my first encounter with marquetry style. Gone include the a number of decades is usually 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 only accessible towards the elite?
- Indeed, before such products in tsarist Russia can afford only very wealthy people - Count Sheremetev, Golitsyn, Tsar AlexeiMikhailovich and the court nobility. I think 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, however they are far inferior to manual work. No doubt that theproduct placed on stream, will never be the masterpieces of the highest level.
- You know, el born area received the highest flowering of art in Europe differs from a Russian school of marquetry fromWestern European?
- Growth and development of the Russian school of marquetry was closely linked to the continuing development of this art in different Europeancountries. Teachers of Russian masters were outstanding artists of Italy, France, Holland. This, in my view, is a result of deficiency of a unified style, some sort of layering, that was the hallmark of the form of art in Russia. We had been capable of take in the best of the setand create something with their diversity.
- In tsarist Russia unit can only deal with marquetry, this sort of art require special knowledge and talent. How many artists today,capable to create masterpieces from wood?
- To date, the true masters, able to create masterpieces of wood - one, simply because this type of art requires perseverance, attention,familiarity with the different species of trees, the experience of taste, style and talent to pick up a tree coloured, texture. Specialists, whoare fond of marquetry may be called through the names of everyone that is considered an expert in such cases. Each master their ownstyle, its own personality.
- In terms of today, popular products, stated in the perception of marquetry? In fact, they are a lot more like the traditions of bygone centuriesand poorly coupled with modern design.
