Adrian Sumner. Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the World of Art Nouveau February 2017

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1 Adrian Sumner Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the World of Art Nouveau February 2017 The Green Park Hotel Clunie Bridge Road Pitlochry Perthshire PH16 5JY Tel:

2 Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the World of Art Nouveau From Thursday the 2nd of February until the morning of Monday the 6th of February 2017 In the Belle Epoque, an elegant and sinuous period style flourished. Deriving from Pre-Raphaelitism, and the Arts and Crafts Movement, and inspired by the organic growth of such natural forms as poppies, convolvulus, hair or water; Art Nouveau soon became the dominant style of Europe and America, spreading like wildfire among new and radical Designers and Fine Artists. Called Art Nouveau in England, ironically it was known as Style Anglais in France, and by a dozen other names, including Jugendstil in Germany, and Secessionistil in Austria. It encompassed a vast array of talents, including the Aestheticism of Beardsley and Whistler, the Symbolism of Moreau and Khnopff, the Modernism of Klimt and Expressionism of Schiele, and the individual genius of such artists as Alfons Mucha, Rene Lalique and Antoni Gaudi. This study course looks at the richness of Art Nouveau, in the Fine and Decorative Arts including Painting, Posters, Illustration, Sculpture, Architecture, Textiles, Metalwork, Glass, Furniture, Ceramics and much more.

3 Thursday the 2nd of February. So as to make the most of your day, please feel free to arrive any time from midmorning onwards. Complimentary tea, coffee, and biscuits, will be available in the main lounge. 6.00pm. The first organised activity will be a sherry reception. This will give you an opportunity to meet your fellow students as well as your tutor Adrian Sumner. From 6.30pm pm. A four course dinner will be served in the dining room, followed by coffee and shortbread in the lounges. Friday the 3rd of February. 8.30am am. A full Scottish breakfast will be served in the dining room am - 12 noon. Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow School Unmistakable whether in architecture, furniture, textiles, interior design or watercolour, Mackintosh and his collaborators forged a style which still defines Glasgow today. Break for a buffet lunch in the dining room. 2.00pm pm. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, William Morris and the Arts and Crafts Movement Revolutionary artists, craftsmen and designers who changed the course of Art and Design History, influential across Europe and the world, and producing some of the most beautiful artworks ever seen. From 6.00pm. A pre-dinner Sherry reception in the main lounge. From 6.30pm pm. A four course dinner will be served in the dining room, followed by coffee and shortbread in the main lounge.

4 Saturday the 4th of February. 8.00am am. A full Scottish breakfast will be served in the dining-room am - 12 noon. The Belle Epoque Fin-de-Siecle, The Naughty Nineties, call it what you will, this period established Paris as not just the centre of the art world, but also as the Capital of Pleasure. Symbolist and Decadent Art flourished across the western world, but centred on Paris and Brussels, artists and poets of Symbolism and the Decadence ( Gustav Moreau, Fernand Khnopff, Charles Baudelaire, Arthur Rimbaud et al. ) created new styles, philosophies and standards of conduct. Ooh La La! indeed. Break for a buffet lunch in the dining room. 2.00pm pm. Gustav Klimt and the Vienna Secession More popular today than ever, Klimt has become a watchword for luxury and opulence, his work for the Vienna Secession and the Weiner Werkstatte a pointer to a new and modern design future. A Golden Age of Art, you might say. From 6.00pm. A pre-dinner sherry reception will be held in the main lounge. From 6.30pm pm. A four course dinner will be served in the dining room, followed by coffee and shortbread in the main lounge. Sunday the 5th of February. From 8.00am am. A full Scottish breakfast will be served in the dining room am - 12 noon. Art Nouveau Architecture Flourishing like a rash across Europe and America, this sinuous style, inspired by plant-forms, water, flowers and the colours of Nature and Dream, defines the period from the 1890 s until the Great War. Featuring some of the most exotic and unlikely buildings ever. Break for a buffet lunch in the dining room.

5 Sunday the 5th of February ( continued ). 2.00pm pm. Psychedelia and the Art Nouveau Revival Not surprising that the decadence, the designs and clothing of the period inspired the Swinging, Free-loving 1960 s, in San Francisco, Swinging London, the Paris of the student riots and all points east and west. And, of course, Liberty, the celebrated centre of Art Nouveau in London, is still trading to this very day. Not to mention a brief, exotic flowering that was Biba in the 1970 s. And the ruthless plundering of Art Nouveau in its many forms by contemporary Fashion Houses. The beat goes on. At 6.00pm. Adrian will bring the art history class to a close by hosting a bucks-fizz reception. From 6.30pm pm. A four course dinner will be served in the dining room, followed by coffee and shortbread in the main lounge. Monday the 6th of February. 8.00am am. A full Scottish breakfast will be served in the dining room. The McMenemie Family and everyone at the Green Park hope that you will have enjoyed your stay with us, and that you have a safe journey home. The cost of the 2017 Four Day Art History Break is per person.

6 Adrian Sumner - A Biography A graduate of Liverpool College of Art, Adrian has worked as an Illustrator, Arts Development Officer and Lecturer in various academic and public institutions. He has been Arts Development Officer for Chester City Council, then Cheshire West and Chester Council, with a particular interest in Visual Arts. He has lectured in the History of Art for the University of Liverpool and a variety of groups and societies, to many thousands of people over a period of thirty five years. Recent developments have included lecture tours to Paris, Glasgow, Prague, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Florence, Pisa, Siena, Bruges, New York, Madrid, Ekaterinburg Cologne and many English cities. Specialist subjects include Art Deco, Flemish Art, Art Nouveau, Mannerism and the Modern Movement. His painting is figurative and highly detailed, drawing its inspiration from many periods of history and many artistic sources. It is mythological, symbolic, exotic, erotic, arcane, literary, whimsical, ancient and modern. It refers to games, puns, magic, alchemy, physics, poetry, dreams and visions. It aims to entertain, disturb and resonate. A gallery of works is viewable at In 2006 he was accepted for inclusion in the Directory of Approved Lecturers for the National Association of Decorative and Fine Art Societies.!

7 Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the World of Art Nouveau From Thursday the 2nd of February until the morning of Monday the 6th of February This amount includes the entire package as described in this programme, and there is no supplementary charge for single accommodation. If you wish to travel to Pitlochry by coach or rail, we will arrange for complimentary transport between Pitlochry Station and the Green Park, for both your day of arrival and your day of departure. NAME _ ADDRESS POSTCODE _ TEL. NUMBER _ TYPE OF ROOM / ROOMS REQUIRED TWIN _ DOUBLE _ SINGLE _ Please reserve the above accommodation in my name. Signed _date. The cost of the 2017 Four Day Art History Break is per person. Guests wanting to stay any extra nights before or after the art break would be charged at our low season rate of 90.00, per person per night for dinner bed and breakfast.

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