{"product_id":"9783836561600","title":"Mackintosh","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eGlasgow Style: The life and work of Glasgow School pioneer, Charles Rennie Mackintosh\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScottish architect, designer, and painter \u003cb\u003eCharles Rennie Mackintosh\u003c\/b\u003e (1868–1928) was one of the earliest pioneers of modern architecture and design. While he never received major recognition in his hometown of Glasgow, his bold new blend of simplicity and poetic details \u003cb\u003einspired modernists across Europe\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMackintosh’s avant-garde approach embraced a variety of media as well as fresh stylistic devices. His multi-faceted oeuvre incorporated \u003cb\u003earchitecture, furniture, graphic design, landscapes, and flower studies\u003c\/b\u003e. He embraced strong lines, elegant proportions, and natural motifs, combining a healthy dose of \u003ci\u003ejaponisme\u003c\/i\u003e with a modernist sensibility for function. He preferred \u003cb\u003ebold black typography\u003c\/b\u003e, restrained shapes, and \u003cb\u003etall, generous windows\u003c\/b\u003e suffusing rooms with light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMackintosh’s projects in Glasgow include the famous \u003cb\u003eWillow Tearooms\u003c\/b\u003e, the private residences Windyhill and The Hill House, and the Mackintosh Building at the \u003cb\u003eGlasgow School of Art\u003c\/b\u003e, widely considered his masterwork. Much of his work was collaborative practice with his wife, fellow artist \u003cb\u003eMargaret Macdonald\u003c\/b\u003e. The couple made up half of the loose \u003cb\u003eGlasgow collective known as “The Four”\u003c\/b\u003e ; the other two were Margaret’s sister, Frances, and her husband, Herbert MacNair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the continent, this “ \u003cb\u003eGlasgow Style\u003c\/b\u003e ” was met with delight. In Italy, Germany, and, in particular, Austria, artists of the \u003cb\u003eViennese Secession\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eArt Nouveau\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003cb\u003evital influence on modernist expression across Europe\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen America, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47037852483824,"sku":"9783836561600","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783836561600_p0.jpg?v=1769887890","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783836561600","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}