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The ability of marquetry (inlaid wood) became known hundreds of years ago. However, despite a hundred years, they have not lost its relevance,giving the planet the astonishing in their cosmetics that may beautify even royal chambers. The simple fact the spot has become themarquetry for the modern art market, the portal AuctionLot said Nikolai Serov, a famous Russian master of order marquetry portraits.
- Please inform us a little with regards to you and the way you receive were only available in an infrequent form of art - marquetry.
- I used to be born in Sokol, Vologda region, our kids is certainly creative individuals. In accordance with the stories of his father, mygrandfather, who died in the front in 1943 in Leningrad, he was obviously a famous cabinetmaker. A grandmother was involved in lace(weaving Vologda lace) and it was considered among the masters in the business among the best. Her works were for export only. Myfather - also comprehensively developed personality about him said: Master golden hands
My desire for a variety of applied art began during 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 go to a friend. It absolutely was a tiny operation onRussian folk tales, carved from bits of different types of wood and composed being a mosaic, in a unit. Then I was surprised, wherever possible, only using natural wood without the 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 are the a number of decades is always to learn this art and master it toperfection.
- Earlier in Russia could order items with marquetry only loaded people, today the specific situation changed or wooden inlay isstill only accessible towards the elite?
- Indeed, before such products in tsarist Russia can afford only very rich people - Count Sheremetev, Golitsyn, Tsar AlexeiMikhailovich and also the court nobility. I do believe that today your situation hasn't changed. True inlay available continues to be merely the elite, butnew technologies let it produce simplified types of marquetry, but they are far inferior to manual work. It is obvious that theproduct put on stream, should never be the masterpieces with the highest level.
- As you know, this area received the greatest flowering of art in Europe differs from a Russian school of marquetry fromWestern European?
- Progression of the Russian school of marquetry was closely linked to the progression of this art in several Europeancountries. Teachers of Russian masters were outstanding artists of Italy, France, Holland. This, for me, is because of having less a unified style, a kind 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 with their diversity.
- In tsarist Russia unit are only able to deal with marquetry, this sort of art require special knowledge and talent. How many artists today,capable of create masterpieces from wood?
- Thus far, the true masters, able to create masterpieces of wood - one, since this kind of art requires perseverance, attention,familiarity with various varieties of trees, the experience of taste, style and talent to pick up a tree coloured, texture. Specialists, whoare attached to marquetry might be called by the names of everyone that's considered an expert in this case. Each master their ownstyle, its very own personality.
- So far as today, popular products, produced in the appearance of marquetry? In fact, they may be much more the traditions of bygone centuriesand poorly coupled with modern design.
