Margaret and Frances Macdonald and their Glasgow School of Art classmates Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Harold MacNair were Art Nouveau's Glasgow Four.
Si hace unos días hablábamos de la "Wiener Werkstätte", no podemos pasar por alto la Glasgow School, que fue un circulo de influyentes artistas modernos y diseñadores que comenzaron a trabajar en Glasgow, entre los que se encontraba Charles Rennie Mackintosh, que posiblemente sea el arquitecto y diseñador que más influyó en el nacimiento del diseño moderno. No notáis cierto aire japonés en el diseño de esta magnífica silla diseñada por Mackintosh? Hillhouse Chair - Charles Rennie Mackintosh Eso fue debido a que en aquella época, Glasgow tenía uno de los puertos comerciales más importantes de Europa. El resultado del agitado comercio fue que los barcos comenzaron a traer objetos diferentes a los productos normales. El país clave era Japón que, desde bien temprano, había entablado relaciones con Glasgow. Así pues, se habían dado cita una serie de factores que prepararon y nutrieron el terreno para aquellos artistas capaces de combinar Japón y Escocia en sus creaciones. Margaret Macdonald Charles Rennie Mackintosh El artista, su esposa Margaret Macdonald, su hermana Frances y el marido de ésta, Herbert MacNair, constituyeron sin duda alguna un equipo cuyas tendencias estilísticas se parecían enormemente y estaban emparentadas entre sí -de ahí que el director de la "Glasgow School of Art", en la que todos estudiaron, les aconsejara que formaran un grupo, al que llamaron "The Four" - Los Cuatro. Comenzaron a colaborar en proyectos que abarcan desde carteles hasta trabajos de decoración. En 1896 el grupo participa en una exposición de la Arts & Crafts Society de Lóndres, lo que propició su lanzamiento internacional gracias a las favorables críticas, a quien impresionaron, sobre todo los muebles diseñados por Mackintosh. Charles Rennie Mackintosh Margaret Macdonald & Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh Frances Macdonald & Herbert MacNair Margaret Macdonald & Charles Rennie Mackintosh Margaret Macdonald También participaron en la VIII Exposición de la Secesión vienesa en 1900, quedando los miembros que posteriormente fundarían la "Wiener Werkstätte" totalmente fascinados con sus trabajos, viéndose claramente esta influencia en cualquiera de los diseños de los Talleres de Viena, y con ella, artistas alemanes como Behrens o el arquitecto estadounidense Wright, así como en artistas del grupo holandés De Stijl. Información adicional sobre Glasgow School en facebook.
The Wassail (detail) 1900. One of the three panels for the ladies Luncheon Room, Ingram Street Tea Rooms. Oil painted gesso on hessian and scrim, set with twine, glass beads, thread, mother-of-pearl, and tin leaf, panel. From the collection of Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries, Glasgow
Forensic archaeologists have begun sifting through the ashes of the fire-damaged Mackintosh Library at the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland
High-backed oak chair, drop-in upholstered seat, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Britain, 1897-1900
FRANCES MacNAIR: A POND: 1894 A Pond is one of the items that first prompted some negative Glasgow critics to label Frances and Margaret MacDonald, two sisters and members with their respective hus…
When a fire ripped through the Glasgow School of Art on May 23, it destroyed part of the Mackintosh Building, a beloved, world-renowned landmark designed by the Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh. As smoke billowed from the century-old structure, students, teachers, and alumni stood outside and wept.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a true renaissance man who was directly responsible for iconic design that is still popular today. Discover what inspired him and learn about his myriad of contributions to interior design and architecture.
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh, architect, designer and artist is celebrated around the world as one of the most creative figures of the early 20th century. He was born one of eleven children in the Townhead area of Glasgow, close to Glasgow’s St. Mungo’s Cathedral. From these beginnings, he has become one of the most celebrated …
FRANCES MacNAIR: A POND: 1894 A Pond is one of the items that first prompted some negative Glasgow critics to label Frances and Margaret MacDonald, two sisters and members with their respective hus…
Margaret and Frances MacDonald were Scottish sisters, who both attended and graduated the Glasgow School of Art, and were both involved in the Art Nouveau movement, and more specifically, a style...
Viewed from the southwestern side.
Who can best restore the glory of Mackintosh’s fire-damaged masterpiece? Rowan Moore reflects on the shortlist
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Herbert McNair, with Agnes Raeburn (?), and Jessie Keppie (?) and her sister (?).
Despite being central to the “Glasgow style” of art, influential in the expansion of the Art Nouveau movement, sisters Margaret (1864-1933) and Frances MacDonald (1873-1921) were both b…
Hello crafty people, Today I have two cards showing the "Mackintosh ladies' in all their beauty. The first one is made on a distress ink background using some salt. I've embossed the panel and roses with Wow Black glint en coloured with water based markers.Added some gemstones..... The sentiment is from the 'Amazing birthday'sheet. The 2nd one is my favorite and I was inspired by one of the artworks of the wife of Rennie Mackintosh which was an artist too. I will show that too so you can see my source of inspiration...... original artwork of Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh I have masked the lady( Mackintosh beauty sheet) and stamped two of the panels(Mackintosh windows) on each side and extended the lines so she had a nice matching background. I've stamped on Basic Grey paper and coloured with colour pencils. I've layered her on a gold metallic embossed background and I've stamped the roses on the card behind with Versamark and added metallics Pan Pastel. I've embossed the die cut flower too and added also some Pan Pastel. If you want to see another two of my 'Mackintosh' creations, please take a look on my blog 'Mir'acle Art Inspirations It was fun playing with this beauty! Hope I have inspired you too, thanks for visiting and till next time!
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Abstract detailed shot of Mackintosh Building facade from Renfrew Street showing studio windows ©McAteer Photograph
Art historical nods, prescient color palettes—it’s all represented in a new American exhibition on the Scottish talent
Charles Rennie Mackintosh's finest building was not loved at first but became a mark of his genius.
From sci-fi libraries to steampunk tearooms, his dazzling creations made Glasgow a design paradise – and even crop up in Blade Runner, Doctor Who and Madonna videos. We join in the 150th anniversary celebrations
