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The art of marquetry (inlaid wood) became known generations ago. However, even with a century, it has not lost its relevance,giving the world the astounding in the beauty products that could beautify even royal chambers. The fact the place has become themarquetry around the modern art market, the portal AuctionLot said Nikolai Serov, a famous Russian master of order marquetry furniture.
- Please tell us just a little about yourself and how you receive entered a rare art form - marquetry.
- I was born in Sokol, Vologda region, my family has long been 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 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 a variety of applied art began during 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 buddy. It turned out a little operation onRussian folk tales, carved from bits of kinds of wood and composed as a mosaic, in a single unit. However was surprised, whenever you can, using only natural wood without the colors, make the sport of color and texture to decide on ??? Only years later Ilearned rrt had been my first encounter with marquetry style. Gone include the years and 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 problem changed or wooden inlay isstill purely available to the elite?
- Indeed, before such products in tsarist Russia could afford only loaded people - Count Sheremetev, Golitsyn, Tsar AlexeiMikhailovich as well as the court nobility. I do believe that today your situation have not changed. True inlay available remains exactly the elite, butnew technologies let produce simplified varieties of marquetry, but they are far inferior to manual work. There's no question that theproduct place on stream, won't be the masterpieces of the highest level.
- You know, this area received the very best flowering of art in Europe differs from a Russian school of marquetry fromWestern European?
- Development of the Russian school of marquetry was closely from the progression of this art in different Europeancountries. Teachers of Russian masters were outstanding artists of Italy, France, Holland. This, i think, is a result of deficiency of a unified style, a kind of layering, which has been the hallmark of the kind of art in Russia. We were capable of soak up the best of the setand create something of their diversity.
- In tsarist Russia unit are only able to handle marquetry, this type of art require special knowledge and talent. What number of artists today,capable of create masterpieces away from wood?
- Up to now, the real masters, capable to create masterpieces of wood Body, as this kind of art requires perseverance, attention,knowledge of various type of trees, the sense of taste, style and skill to pick up a tree coloured, texture. Specialists, whoare keen on marquetry may be called from the names of everybody who's considered an experienced in cases like this. Each master their ownstyle, its personality.
- So far as today, popular products, produced in the appearance of marquetry? All things considered, they are much more the traditions of bygone centuriesand poorly joined with modern design.
