Marquetry is one of the arts in which pieces of wood, metal, fabric or tile are put together in different and elegant ways. In fact,
marquetry means patch, piece or vein. This art had reached its peak during the Seljuk period and is considered to be one of the most ancient arts.
To recognize the value of this art, you can refer to the works of the 6th century AH. Iranians have always had art styles.
For instance, this art was mixed with geometric shapes and made visible to everyone in the eighth century.
Marquetry in Isfahan, Kashan, Yazd and Tabriz is one of the essential and famous arts.
Isfahan city is a very professional and former in the field of marquetry and this art is widely used in this city.
The particular use of wood mosaic for more elegance is tables, bookshelves, sideboards and wooden accessories.
The most quality woods to use in this field are ebony, pear, berry and elm wood. Each of these woods comes in a variety of colors and textures.
Among the extraordinary works of marquetry, we can mention the paintings of Master Ahmad Rana and Master Abbas Shahmirzadi.
As mentioned, this is the art of delicately arranging pieces of wood next to each other.
These pieces alone are not strong and must be placed next to each other.
In this terrific art, two types of background can be employed.
The first type is wood-based mosaic and the second is polyester-based mosaic.
it should be noted that the best and most valuable form of mosaic is when a wood with a thickness of 2 to 3 mm is used.
Both types of art can be utilized as works of art in stairwells, window frames and decorative items.
The marquetry artist works with delicate techniques to put different pieces together and uses them in interior decoration.
As mentioned, this art occupies a significant role in interior decoration.
One of the most interesting points about this art is its considerable use in modern architecture, which shows its extraordinary style and context.
In the following
we will deal with the method of producing various works of art in marquetry.
If you want to enjoy the brilliant works of this art, stay with us until the end of this article.
In this method, a series of special consumables are used.
The base, instant glue, soot powder, double glue, calc glue, paper glue, wood glue, and shadow nails represent the types of consumables used in this art.
The first step is to select the design. Then, using strong glue, we make the desired pattern.
In the next step, we cut the design into smaller pieces and the same size as wood and place them on that.
. It should be marked that at this stage,
the use of two or three types of wood is sufficient, and in our work process,
we give design and beauty to the desired wood by employing various colors.
In the following work, we can connect the components of the pattern to the pieces of wood with wood glue, double glue and instant glue. Then the cutting stage begins.
Right-handed people make cuts in a clockwise direction, and left-handed people make cuts counterclockwise.
At this stage, the art marquetry is exhibited.
For example, to indicate the expense of rocks, it is worthier to work in the direction of wood veins.
At the end of the work, we glue the cut pieces of mosaic in their place with wood glue.
Auxiliary materials in this work include oysters, decorative stones, ivory, various metals, and white fiber.
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