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Mackintosh

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The work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh merged Scottish tradition, modern function, and Japanese elegance into a unique oeuvre across architecture and design. A key proponent of the turn-of-the-century Glasgow Style, Mackintosh also influenced Art Nouveau across Europe with his bold yet lyrical repertoire of vivid lines, elegant proportions, and natural motifs.
Hardcover8.3 x 10.2 in.1.23 lb96 pages
Mackintosh

Mackintosh

20

Glasgow Style

The life and work of Glasgow School pioneer Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Scottish architect, designer, and painter Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868–1928) was one of the earliest pioneers of modern architecture and design. While he did not receive much recognition in his hometown of Glasgow during his lifetime, his bold new blend of simplicity and poetic detail inspired modernists across Europe.

Mackintosh’s avant-garde approach embraced a variety of media as well as fresh stylistic devices. His multi-faceted oeuvre incorporated architecture, furniture, graphic design, landscapes, and flower studies. He embraced strong lines, elegant proportions, and natural motifs, combining an adventurous dose of japonisme with a modernist sensibility for function. He preferred bold black typography, restrained shapes, and tall, generous windows suffusing rooms with light.

Much of his work was collaborative practice with his wife, fellow artist Margaret Macdonald. The couple made up half of the loose Glasgow collective known as “The Four”; the other two were Margaret’s sister, Frances, and her husband, Herbert MacNair. On the continent, the “Glasgow Style” was met with delight. In Italy, Germany, and, in particular, Austria, artists of the Viennese Secession and Art Nouveau drew much from its rectilinear yet lyrical forms.

In this introductory book, we take in Mackintosh’s practice across art, architecture, and design to explore his particular combination of the statuesque and sensual and its vital influence on modernist expression across Europe. Featured projects include his complete scheme for the Willow Tea Rooms and the Mackintosh Building at the Glasgow School of Art, widely considered Mackintosh’s masterwork.
The authors

Charlotte and Peter Fiell are well-known design authors having written over sixty books on the subject. Among their various areas of specialization is the realm of transportation design in all its diverse forms. The Fiells have lectured widely, guest taught courses, curated exhibitions, and consulted manufacturing companies, museums, salerooms, and major private collectors around the world. Together, they have written numerous TASCHEN books.

Mackintosh
Hardcover21 x 26 cm0.56 kg96 pages

ISBN 978-3-8365-6160-0

Edition: English
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Ottimo

MaY,November 6, 2021
Libro che in poche pagine illustra abbastanza completamente il percorso dell artista.

Una pena que no esté disponible en castellano

Laura,October 27, 2021
El libro recorre toda la obra artística de Mackintosh. Es un texto de lectura amena para las personas que no somos expertas en la materia y, como era de esperar en un libro de Taschen, maravillosame ilustrado.

Una pena que no esté disponible en castellano

Laura,October 27, 2021
El libro recorre toda la obra artística de Mackintosh. Es un texto de lectura amena para las personas que no somos expertas en la materia y, como era de esperar en un libro de Taschen, maravillosame ilustrado.