Marquetry work8781993
The art of marquetry (inlaid wood) became known hundreds of years ago. However, even though century, it has not lost its relevance,giving the planet the astounding in their beauty products that can beautify perhaps the royal chambers. The fact the area is now themarquetry on the modern art market, the portal AuctionLot said Nikolai Serov, a famous Russian master of order marquetry cabinets.
- Please tell us somewhat about yourself and exactly how you will get started in an infrequent art - marquetry.
- I became born in Sokol, Vologda region, my loved ones is definitely creative individuals. In accordance with the stories of his father, mygrandfather, who died in the front in 1943 in Leningrad, he would be a famous cabinetmaker. A grandmother was engaged in lace(weaving Vologda lace) and it was considered one of the masters available one of the best. Her works were for export only. Myfather - also comprehensively developed personality about him said: Master golden hands
My adoration for several types of applied art began during his school years: woodcut, relief carving, geometrical carving, chasing, - it was interesting. However a really strong impression on me the image I saw, came once to check out a pal. It was a small operation onRussian folk tales, carved from pieces of kinds of wood and composed as being a mosaic, within a unit. I then was surprised, as much as possible, only using natural wood without the colors, make game of color and texture to select ??? Only years later Ilearned that it was my first encounter with marquetry style. Gone are the a few years decades would be to learn this art and master it toperfection.
- Earlier in Russia could order items with marquetry only loaded people, today the problem has evolved or wooden inlay isstill only accessible for the elite?
- Indeed, before such products in tsarist Russia could afford only very rich people - Count Sheremetev, Golitsyn, Tsar AlexeiMikhailovich along with the court nobility. I think that today your situation has not changed. True inlay available remains just the elite, butnew technologies let it produce simplified varieties of marquetry, but they're far inferior to manual work. There's no question that theproduct placed on stream, won't be the masterpieces from the highest level.
- You may already know, this area received the best flowering of art in Europe is different than a Russian school of marquetry fromWestern European?
- Growth and development of the Russian school of marquetry was closely linked to the growth and development of this art in several Europeancountries. Teachers of Russian masters were outstanding artists of Italy, France, Holland. This, in my view, is a result of the possible lack of a unified style, a sort of layering, which was the hallmark with this kind of art in Russia. We had been able to take up the very best of the setand create something with their diversity.
- In tsarist Russia unit could only deal with marquetry, this sort of art require special knowledge and talent. The number of artists today,capable to create masterpieces out of wood?
- Currently, the real masters, able to create masterpieces of wood Body, because this sort of art requires perseverance, attention,understanding of the many species of trees, the experience of taste, style and ability to pick up a tree in color, texture. Specialists, whoare fond of marquetry may be called through the names of everyone that's considered an expert in this instance. Each master their ownstyle, its personality.
- As much as today, popular products, made in design for marquetry? After all, they're similar to the traditions of bygone centuriesand poorly joined with modern design.
