This autumn
The Moscow Kremlin Museums have presented the exhibition of Charles Rennie Mackintosh
– Scottish architect, designer and painter.
'Roses and tears' textile design
Unfortunately,
the exposition was smaller than it should be because the Glasgow School of Art –
one of the outstanding Mackintosh projects – was destroyed by fire a few months
ago. As a result the collection of furniture items from this school was not
delivered to Moscow. But despite of this
tragic fact, the exhibition managed to present the examples of every sphere of
Mackintosh work. Visitors could see the photos of exterior and interior design;
examine the pieces of furniture, including the recognizable chairs; watercolor
painting and so on.
The Chinese room. Reconstruction
What is
more, the film called ‘Charles Rennie Mackintosh – A Modern Man’ was available
for every visitor. This short biography was translated and shown in Russian for
the first time.
Watercolours on paper
The thing
that fascinated me most when I visited the museum is that not only the finished
works were represented on the exhibition, but also sketches, technical drawings
and used stencils for a wall decoration.
It seems to
me that the things like that is very important part of every exhibition dedicated
to design. Examination of sketches and other research works gives visitors the
opportunity to understand the idea of designing more clearly.
Zhenia Khashimova
level 4
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