Glasgow School

The Glasgow school is a term that refers to the group of the century designers which these were associated with the Glasgow School of Art, where it was progressively directorship under Francis H. Newbery1853-1946. Charles Rennie Mackintosh is the most prominent member and with him there was , Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh 1864-1933, Frances Macdonald MacNair 1873-1921 and also Herbert MacNair 1868-1955, where these four artists exhibited Celtic- inspired designs together. In 1894 they became as known as “The Four”.

Glasgow School of Art

Recently in May 2014 the Glasgow School of Art took fire, the fire thinks that it took place from the basement where some students think that the fire started by an explosion projection in the basement, the fire was set to expanding foam that this expanding foam was being used for an art exhibition. The fire raised up to the half of the building before it spreaded through the roof. The witnesses are saying that the building is now irrevocably damaged.

The library was completely destroyed in the blaze

The library was recognised as being one of the finest examples of art nouveau in the world

It was a sad day for most of the students, because the most important section got destroyed by the fire which the section was the library. The library was most recognized in the Art Nouveau style. We also know that the restoration for this place will take time and also will be millions of pounds.

The library was completely destroyed in the blaze

The library was recognised as being one of the finest examples of art nouveau in the world

Comments: The Glasgow School of Art is a school which it is an old school but the most interesting part is that this particular school was still being used till these days. Even though there was some fire few years ago where they still arrange it and use this building because it is shame that this building will be lost.

Glasgow School

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BBC News - Glasgow School of Art fire: Iconic library destroyed. 2014. BBC News - Glasgow School of Art fire: Iconic library destroyed. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-27556659. [Accessed 15 December 2014].

Author: Charlotte and Peter Fiell, Title of the Book : Design of the 20 th century, Published: Taschen, Page 287- Glasgow School

Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish art nouveau designer in the 1868-1928. Mackintosh is more an architecture designer where that why we see the Glasgow School of Art. He bases more on the art nouveau design which it is a very famous movement. The Glasgow School of Art most leading art in Europe which this happened during the end of the 19^th Century where it had the repution in the architecture and also in the decorative arts. Charles mackintosh worked exclusively in Glasgow where we most of his best work still remains in Glasgow. We also see that by the end of the 0^th Century he has been regognised as the father mostly the father of Glasgow Style and one of the focus he had was to approach the modern architecture, where it is obvious because Mackintosh was very known as an architecture designer. Charles Rennie Mackintosh has been training as architecture in the evening classes at the Glasgow School of Art. While they were at the school Mackintosh with his friend which he was also a colleague WHO WAS Herbert MacNair where they met the artists who were the sisters Margaret and also Frances Macdonald.

These artists which are four have been collaborated on some designs which were mostly for furniture, metalwork and also illustration, which these were being developed in some weird images and these were included in abstract female figures. This type of style was given a nickname which was called Spook School where we see some of their work which were in England and see that was influenced from the Art Nouveau.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh in the 1915 he settled in London and then for the next few years he decided to start and practice as an architect and also as a designer. We also can see that England worked in bold new style which is for decoration which these were made by using the primary colors and also geometric.

Mackintosh then moved to France and he left all the architecture and started doing landscape painting this happened in the 1923.