A Pioneer of Concrete Art: Fritz Glarner’s Relational Vision Born in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1899 and ultimately finding his home in the United States, Fritz Glarner stands as a pivotal figure in the development of concrete art – a movement that sought to strip away representational imagery and embrace pure geometric form. His journey wasn’t one of sudden revelation but rather a gradual evolution, deeply rooted in the principles of Piet Mondrian and culminating in his own distinctive “relational painting.” Glarner's work represents a fascinating dialogue with modernism, a deliberate reje…