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inthedarktrees · 2 years

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A student from Glasgow Art School modeling her outfit for Rag Week, an annual fashion show which raises money for charities. Students design and make their own costumes for the show and also parade in the city streets to collect money from local passers-by.

Haywood Magee, “Glasgow’s Gladdest Rag,” Picture Post, Feb 7, 1953

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door · 1 year

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Humour in Verse by Annie French (1872-1965)

French was one of the "Glasgow Girls," a group of women who studied at the Glasgow School of Art and subsequently worked in the city around the turn of the 20th Century. This appears to have been a sketch and scrapbook, filled with words and images both drawn and pasted in. French described it on the title page as "JINGLES/ OVER/ THE/ YEARS."

#annie french #glasgow girls #glasgow school of art #arts and crafts movement #aesthetic movement #book art #described in alt

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nocnitsa · 1 year

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Margaret MacDonald

#margaret macdonald mackintosh #glasgow school of art #art nouveau

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heaveninawildflower · 1 year

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‘The Mysterious Garden’ (1911) by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1864-1933).

Watercolour and ink over pencil on vellum.

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.

Wikimedia.

#Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh #Scottish art #glasgow school of art #Glasgow #garden

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barnabytremayne · 11 months

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A Splash of Colour: Reimagining Belle and Sebastian Album Covers

Hey, fellow music lovers of the Tumblrverse! I'm bursting with excitement to share: I've embarked on a journey of re-colourising Belle and Sebastian's album covers, and the results are simply breathtaking.

Belle and Sebastian have gifted us with their whimsical melodies and heartfelt lyrics, creating a musical universe that feels like a warm embrace. But what if we could infuse their album covers with a vibrant array of natural colours, mirroring the beauty of their sound?

That's exactly what I set out to do. Armed with a palette of hues and an unwavering passion for their music, I meticulously reimagined each album cover, breathing new life into these cherished artworks.

Witnessing the transformation unfold is like stumbling upon a hidden treasure. The original artwork takes on a renewed vitality, as if the music itself is swirling within the colors. It's an invitation to delve deeper into Belle and Sebastian's sonic tapestry and unravel new layers of meaning.

From the gentle nostalgia of "Tigermilk" to the dreamy allure of "If You're Feeling Sinister" and beyond, each re-colourised album cover encapsulates the essence of Belle and Sebastian's musical universe. The subtle nuances of their lyrics and melodies find resonance in the carefully selected shades and tones.

My hope is that these re-colourised album covers will inspire you to revisit the music, to let the colours guide you on a visual and auditory journey. Let's celebrate the artistry of Belle and Sebastian in a way that adds an extra layer of magic and captivates our senses.

So, dear Tumblr community, I'm eager to hear your thoughts. Which re-colourised album cover resonates with you the most? How do you envision the connection between music and visuals? Let's come together and revel in the beauty of art and music!

Here's to the captivating melodies of Belle and Sebastian and the power of artistic reinvention. Stay inspired, my friends! 🎨🎶

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samanunga · 6 months

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Queen Guenevere, Jessie M. King

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#Jessie m king #morris #William Morris #queen guinevere #guinevere #Book illustration #art nouveau #glasgow school of art #Glasgow Style #Illustration #Art #19th century

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tentativelyteal · 2 years

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as far as i'm concerned, *this is agnes montague

// 'Ill Omen', by Frances Macdonald, 1893

////gratuitous playlist for agnes that no one asked for (you're welcome ::::) )

#agnes montague #the desolation #tma #the magnus archives #agnes #frances macdonald #ill omen #art #glasgow school #glasgow school of art #playlist #agnes montague playlist

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noconcessions · 1 year

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#charles rennie mackintosh #glasgow school of art #library #Scotland

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ffoulkes · 1 year

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Aquarius Sun, Capricorn Rising, Pisces Venus & Scorpio Mars

Aquarius (details), a self-portrait in three parts, 2 x .75 m, Glasgow School of Art, 2022.

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thebeautifulbook · 2 years

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POPULAR FAMILY COMMENTARY ON THE NEW TESTAMENT by Albert Barne. (London: Gresham, c.1900). Cover designed by Talwin Morris 1868-1928. 11 volumes.

Talwin Morris (15 June 1865 – 29 March 1911) was a prolific book designer and decorative artist working in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly known for his Glasgow Style furniture, metalwork and book designs.

#beautiful books #book blog #books books books #book cover #books #vintage books #art nouveau #glasgow school of art #christianity #new testament

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gsasustainability · 12 hours

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Project Title: The North Within The North

Project Location: Luleå, Northern Sweden

Beatrice Rogojan, MSA stage 5 Sustainability Prize: Commended 2024

This Design Thesis explores the viability of implementing an adaptive-reuse strategy to address the unsustainable consequences of Luleå’s densely commercialized urban core, especially in its Arctic setting. The objective is to transition its consumer-driven urban activity into a community-centered one by repurposing one of its most valuable yet declining assets: the first indoor shopping mall in the world, ‘Shopping’, designed by Ralph Erskine.

While researching the history and failures of Luleå’s urban core parallel to the Shopping’’ decline, this project developed into an antithesis to consumerist-focused practices, which alienated the sense of local community and culture in Luleå. Furthermore, this thesis looks at enabling an anti-consumerist approach on all design levels, thus repurposing an existing valuable asset, yet a declining shopping mall emphasises on adopting sustainable design practices by prioritising mindful resourcefulness and advocating for fewer new constructions in the built environment.

Hence, this project serves as a provocative call to action, urging the construction industry professionals to build less and use existing resources more across all facets of design while actively involving themselves with local communities and contextual social and cultural nuances for a deeper understanding of the local needs.

Developing an adaptive-reuse strategy for Ralph Erskine’s building is the most successful facet of this thesis. It focuses on revitalising the building’s lost architectural character while integrating a new layer of contemporary architecture that brings value to its existing fabric and aims to benefit future generations. This thesis, more or less like forensic architecture, investigates the historical architectural layers of the building and embraces its architectural qualities, however it rejects the inappropriate renovations done over the years in Erskine’s Shopping. The proposed design strategy retains original elements while the new additions aim to accentuate them even more.

The most resolved aspect of this thesis is the reconstructions proposed in line with Erskine’s vision and bioclimatic design strategy, aiming to bring back the lost heritage through innovative construction methods and materials with three different types of 3D printing processes. The emphasis on considering life cycle assessment throughout the design process is evident through the material choices, fostering an anti-consumerist mindset that values reusability, recycling, and efficiency.

Furthermore, the new layout of the floorplans successfully brings back Erskine’s utopic idea of a city within a city, where a generous area is dedicated to “informal spaces” where the local community can genuinely use the building as an indoor public square or indoor street for conversation and interaction, which is a crucial design need in a harsh climate such as Luleå’s.

In conclusion, this project serves as a provocative call to action, urging the construction industry professionals to build less and use existing resources more across all facets of design while actively involving themselves with local communities and contextual social and cultural nuances for a deeper understanding of the local needs

GSA Showcase

#design #sustainability #climate crisis #circulareconomy #glasgow school of art #ethics #architecture #adaptive #reuse #Lulea #urban

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heaveninawildflower · 2 years

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Gorse, Walberswick (1915) by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Margaret Mackintosh.

Watercolour, over graphite

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license.

#gorse #Margaret Mackintosh #Charles Rennie Mackintosh #botanical illustration #glasgow school of art

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mihomakes · 2 months

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Back in January, I was incredibly lucky to be invited back to my university to give a Professional Practice talk. I talked about my experience working in Film/TV in Costume and put together a presentation explaining the costume department from what I’ve learned so far. So here is the presentation with some speaker notes at the bottom of each page. Hopefully this will be useful for any students or anyone interested in Costume for Film and TV.

#Costume #film costumes #textiles #print #professional practice #gsa #glasgow school of art #art

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learningnewstuff · 7 years

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1 + 1 MODULAR PATTERN CUTTING SYSTEM

Designed as part of my MRes thesis; the 1 + 1 PROPOSITIONAL PATTERN CUTTING SYSTEM is a zero-waste, negative-waste and additive pattern cutting and clothing design system that scales a single block shape into a variety of silhouettes by repeating and assembling that block shape to create the complete garment. The system can be used with regular lengths of new cloth, end rolls of fabric and textile waste materials

1 + 1 DESIGN RESEARCH OUTPUTS

The design outputs form the 1 + 1 system illustrate a comprehensive working example of a holistic design system that puts waste up front in the design process.

The simple block shape economically utilizes the undeterminable varying shapes of waste material, it is repeated to form the silhouette of the design and can then be disassembled to then re-form a new style.

The already once consumed fabric can be unpicked and re-stitched into a transmutable shape that can transform the Box Roll Jacket into the kite wrap and the kite wrap can be disassembled to transform into the enclosed within rucksack and so on and so on.

NEXT STAGES for The UN – MAKE & RE – CLOTHE project is to use this work as a propositional tool to gain a deeper knowledge into the feasibility of introducing the 1 + 1 Propositional Pattern Cutting System to the market as an open source platform and a re-design / re-make distribution service.

#zero waste design #zero waste pattern cutting #modular pattern cutting #closed loop design #clothing making #critical making #critical design #practice based design research #design research #mres #Glasgow School of Art #design innovation #circularfashion #circulareconomy

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guanyu-in-glasgow · 8 months

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In an unexpected collab Zhou Guanyu has been spotted in a pictorial for the Glasgow School of Art. His outfits of late certainly belong in those hallowed halls celebrating the best of Scottish art!

#Zhou Guanyu #Guanyu in Glasgow #周冠宇 #Glasgow School of Art

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hellbutfun · 1 year

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I am becoming convinced that desire simply desires and pleases itself in this movement. This is fine. But myself as desiring-unit seems to get in its own way — here’s an object, there’s an object, no object, what is an object? — I don’t care much to know what I want, but I want to stop cockblocking my desire machine; how do I get out of my own way and let desire enjoy itself?

Dearest Valentine,

What a question that encapsulates the whole of being. Who are you, dear, and which one of you is asking this question? Is it the one which moves with the earth? The tongue that moves across the teeth? The waistline that dabbles? The shoes that flip? I am convinced your desire pleases you but at what cost? Do you feel your hands as they move across your chin? Is your bearded cheek the one that kisses or is kissed? Sade writes, “If it is the dirty element that gives pleasure to the act of lust, then the dirtier it is, the more pleasurable it is bound to be.” What is the adjective which enlusts you? At what hour of the day does it draw nearer before it enters you? Where does it go at night?

You are no desiring-unit, you are the mouth, the eyes, the knees, the lips that are desire in themselves. Embody your own desire, and desire yourself. Brace your own hips when you dance and flutter the eyelashes at the page. How many more times can I say this to you, desirer, and how many more has it been said: convict yourself to your desire, be responsible for your passions.

Cockblocking is an illusion that explains, like writer’s block is one that permits writers to do the things they need to do in order to write. Perhaps you need to cockblock to achieve your noncock. What does your noncock look like? Get post-genital, post-national, post-rational, baby.

Baby wants to ride.

Practically, Desire-machine:

Drink a lot of water. Yes, not alcohol. Sober yourself to intoxication.

Consider an outer image, whether it is a window, a candelabra, a lamp, a tree, or another’s foot. Consider only an image: does it move, smell, collect dust?

Go dancing and consider the moving bodies around you. The air between you. The sweat that beads you.

Run your hands through your hair. Smile at a dancer.

Let the dancer smile. Smile back. Let your smiles touch. Smile unequivocally, dumbly.

Refrain from speaking.

Let your nonsilence be dance, and let this dance be speech.

Invite moving bodies to you. Generous bodies will togetherness.

No foreverness, not yet.

Stay as long as it takes.

Glasgow School of Art, glass plate negative showing performance by students in costume, early 1900s. Courtesy @stephenellcock

#Glasgow school of art #glass plate negative showing performance by students in costume early 1900s

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