Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, born on June 7th, 1868, and dying on December 10th of 1928 after having his tongue removed because of tongue cancer, is considered one of the most prominent figures of the Art Nouveau movement. In 1896, he designed one of his most important early works, the Glasgow School of Art. Combining both cubistic and Scottish characteristics, the school is well known for the difference in facades facing towards and away from the town; the side facing the town is bare and somber, whereas the other side is quite ornamental with Art Nouveau metalwork. Also of interest is the library, with its Japanese influence of a calm interior. Another set of prominent works of his include the four luncheon tearooms he designed for Catherine Cranston. Of these tearooms, the most famous is the Willow Tea Rooms, a project that Cranston gave Mackintosh complete control over, from the building itself to the tea sets used. The usage of metal screens and wooden panels on the interior to form vertical lines contrast the plain white façade of the building.
Mackintosh’s emphasis on nature reflect his analogous understanding of art to life; the progression from seed, to root, leaf, bud, bloom, describe life’s impact on the flower, art, the end result of much nurturing effort. He considers nature as both endless and fertile. Designed in 1895, Mackintosh’s Glasgow Herald newspaper office, reopened in 1999 as “The Lighthouse”, it is now Scotland's national center for architecture and design. In the center of the building is a set of rectangular stairs, which bound void space.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, born on June 7th, 1868, and dying on December 10th of 1928 after having his tongue removed because of tongue cancer, is considered one of the most prominent figures of the Art Nouveau movement. In 1896, he designed one of his most important early works, the Glasgow School of Art. Combining both cubistic and Scottish characteristics, the school is well known for the difference in facades facing towards and away from the town; the side facing the town is bare and somber, whereas the other side is quite ornamental with Art Nouveau metalwork. Also of interest is the library, with its Japanese influence of a calm interior. Another set of prominent works of his include the four luncheon tearooms he designed for Catherine Cranston. Of these tearooms, the most famous is the Willow Tea Rooms, a project that Cranston gave Mackintosh complete control over, from the building itself to the tea sets used. The usage of metal screens and wooden panels on the interior to form vertical lines contrast the plain white façade of the building.
Mackintosh’s emphasis on nature reflect his analogous understanding of art to life; the progression from seed, to root, leaf, bud, bloom, describe life’s impact on the flower, art, the end result of much nurturing effort. He considers nature as both endless and fertile. Designed in 1895, Mackintosh’s Glasgow Herald newspaper office, reopened in 1999 as “The Lighthouse”, it is now Scotland's national center for architecture and design. In the center of the building is a set of rectangular stairs, which bound void space.
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