GLASGOW MOVEMENT

History.

This was a Scottish movement that was around the late 1880's and 90's. In Scotland, Glasgow School of Art was the main place where Arts and Crafts movement started.

In this movement, there were four figures namely:

-Charles Rennie Mackintosh

-Frances MacDonald

-Herbert Macnair and lastly

-Margaret 

This when they became to be well known as 'The Four' and then created the Glasgow Style (Artscrafts, 2017).

The main features in this style.

-The patterns were done using geometric shapes for example squares.

-The typography was clear.

-Moderate use of colour.

-The use of symbols for example swirling roses.

-Long simple lines

-Detail was given much attention (Architecture.com, 2017)

Painting of an Glasgow style.

Design for a house for an art lover, designed by Margaret Macdonald  and Charles Rennie Mackintosh(Clio, 2016,)

Looking at the image above, you can see the great use of lines that create detailed work hence making it look astonishing. Moderate use of colour which they used approximately four colours and also flat, the geometric style where most of the drawings are in shapes of squares and rectangles.

Temporary art today

(Beauty and Truth, 2017)

The image above is a temporary example of the Glasgow movement because the great use of lines and geometric shapes to create patterns for example at the on the ceiling and also the moderate use of colour which is blue and white mainly. Another feature in this image is the detail on each structure for example the ceiling, the vegetation outside the window and the door hence making it a modern example of the Glasgow movement.

Conculsion

In conclusion, this art style mainly featured great use of lines and geometric shapes to form patterns which enabled them to successful especially with the detail they placed in each painting and the moderate use of colour so as to keep their paintings simple and neat.

Sources

Artscrafts, The Scottish Movement. Online. Available at:

http://www.artscrafts.org.uk/branches/glasgow.html

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Architecture.com, 2017, Mackintosh style. Online. Available at:

https://www.architecture.com/Explore/ExhibitionsandEvents/Mackintosh/Explore/MackintoshStyle.aspx

Accessed on:08/03/17

Clio, 2016, Best Honeymoon Evert. Online. Available at:

https://archhistdaily.wordpress.com/tag/charles-rennie-mackintosh/

Accessed on:08/03/17

Beauty and Truth, 2017, Creating a life with  Beauty and truth. Online. Available at:

http://www.beautyandtruth.org/some-sketch-designs-for-sacred-geometry-homes.html

Accessed on:08/03/17