Charles Rennie Mackintosh stated “The only true modern individual art in proportion in form and in colour, is produced by an emotion, produced by a frank and intelligent understanding of the absolute and true requirements of a building or object" in...
Charles Rennie Mackintosh stated “The only true modern individual art in proportion in form and in colour, is produced by an emotion, produced by a frank and intelligent understanding of the absolute and true requirements of a building or object" in his lecture on the subject of 'Seemliness’. This state shows that emotion was one of important factors in his design, and his consideration about function was influenced by Ruskin who instructed "he first thing to be required of a building is that it shall answer its purpose completely, permanently, and at the smallest expense...". Mackintosh believed art is able to realize real life with creative imagination, so he thought nature as not only design motive by its external appearance but also stimulant to reflect inner world of artists. Through analysis and appreciation of nature, he made Mackintosh style that showed originality and artistic ability in architecture, furniture and interior design. In addition to, he included social and psychological analysis in his style to make modern design works. The best of Mackintosh's work displays a sublime poise, where decorative and structural aspects are held in delicate balance. He was among the first to conceive decorative simplicity, and the anticipatory nature of his work has kept it fresh and original to this day.