Category Archives: Glasgow architecture

Glasgow Tenements Fabric Collage

Posted on May 5, 2018 by artmar09

Feeling very Glaswegian and Scottish today! This is a photograph of hand and machine embroidered fabric collage depicting a Glasgow tenement facade and a gable end. The tenement was modelled from a building in Mount Florida, a Southside district near … Continue reading →

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Print Studio Screenprints

Posted on May 4, 2018 by artmar09

When on a screen printing course at Glasgow Print Studio, I produced several black line prints inspired by the architecture of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson. Following on from this, I individually added colour to each design using watercolour paints and water … Continue reading →

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Photographs of The Arlington Baths Club Turkish Suite and Slipper Room.

Posted on May 4, 2018 by artmar09

Images copyright: ©MarionGardyne2017 Above is a small selection of the 150 photographs that I had taken when collecting visual information and references to begin the  the design for the collage panels. The last image although blurred is an interesting combination … Continue reading →

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Art Work Inspired By The Arlington Baths

Posted on May 4, 2018 by artmar09

Using the beautiful mosaic centre of the floor at the old water fountain in the Turkish Suite as inspiration, this unfinished ( I’m still working on it…) circular design depicts the colours of the tiny tiles which are a variation … Continue reading →

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Other Artwork Inspired by The Arlington Baths

Posted on May 3, 2018 by artmar09

This sequence of images shows the progression of a watercolour design inspired by the coloured glass stars on the ceiling of The Turkish Suite. Also featured in the painting are several of the Minton tile designs seen on the floor … Continue reading →

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‘LINES OF THOUGHT’ Exhibition at The Lighthouse

Posted on May 2, 2018 by artmar09

These photographs show examples of Alexander Thomson’s original drawings, architectural models  and my large and small collages interpreting Alexander Thomson’s architectural features.

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Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson’s Bicentenary Birthday 9th April 2017

Posted on April 9, 2017 by artmar09

The renowned and influencial Glasgow architect Alexander Thomson , was born in the village of Balfron near Glasgow on 9th April 1817. He was the seventeenth of twenty children. He never travelled abroad, spending most of his life in Victorian … Continue reading →

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ARTchitecture Exhibition November 2016

Posted on November 17, 2016 by artmar09

Many thanks to all those who attended the opening event of the exhibition in early November and to the steady number of visitors who came along to Argyle Street to view the show. Your support is greatly appreciated. I have … Continue reading →

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ARTchitecture Exhibition at The New Glasgow Society

Posted on November 17, 2016 by artmar09
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ARTchitecture Collage Exhibition at The Tron Theatre

Posted on September 11, 2016 by artmar09

The Tron Theatre in Glasgow’s historic Argyle Street is hosting an exhibition of collages in the theatre foyer and lounge areas to help celebrate the Doors Open Day Festival 2016.  The areas are connected by a corridor linking the restaurant … Continue reading →

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