Hans Joerg Glattfelder
Hans Jörg Glattfelder was a painter of constructive art whose beginnings were strongly influenced by the “Züricher Konkreten”. He was the first artist who attempted to transfer the complex concepts of space in physics to constructive art. In his works, a new dialogue between science and fine arts is created. In order to distinguish his works of art from scientific-mathematical models, he describes them as “non-Euclidean metaphors”. In numerous articles, interviews and symposium contributions, Glattfelder advocates the presence of a rationally constituted art (“Meta-Rationalism”, 1983) and calls for interdisciplinary communication between the numerous constructivisms in science and art (“methodical constructivism”). .
born 1939 in Zurich
1961 project for development aid in Sicily, study stay in Rome
1963 Branch in Florence
1966 first solo exhibition in Milan at the Fiamma Vigo gallery
1970 moved to Milan
From 1977 he created the series of works of “non-Euclidean metaphors”, an examination of complex spatial concepts
In 1977 he met the philosopher HH Holz at RP Lohse, who pointed out to him the social relevance of constructive art
1982 published text against the cult of irrationalism with his position as “meta-rationalist”
1987 Camille Graeser Prize 1990 Studio in New York on a scholarship from the city of Zurich
1992 Retrospective at the Josef Albers Museum in Bottrop
1998 move to Paris, where Glattfelder still lives today