Regarded as a premier Swiss Concrete artist of his era, Fritz Glarner (1899–1972) departed from his established Zurich-based cohort in 1936 to relocate to the United States. During his time abroad, he fostered a vibrant intellectual dialogue with contemporaries, most notably Piet Mondrian. Central to Glarner’s creative output is the “Dining Room” he envisioned for Nelson A. Rockefeller, which serves as a practical application of his “Relational Painting” theory. This work relies on an intuitive, rather than strictly methodical, harmony—achieved through the strategic arrangement of light and shadow, distinct color placement, and varied geometric scales to establish a sophisticated equilibrium of rhythm, proportion, repetition, and nuance.
www.ftn-books.com has several Glarner publications available.
