Type – Adapted to Everyday Life

Anyone who is familiar with Frutiger’s typefaces is not surprised when they see the works of art he has created. Many drawings, wood carvings and objects testify to the work of Adrian Frutiger beyond the world of type. His style is defined by extreme minimalism in form and color, speaking a language made up of symbols – similar to the symbols of a typeface, which could hardly be more abstract. When Frutiger creates his works of art, which he claims are “a way of relaxing” for him, he searches for contemporary symbols as core elements.

As a result, signets, signals, symbols and other forms are manifest with a graphic stringency which not only have a high aesthetic quality but also infer meditative and philosophical elementary symbols, which can be perceived by each observer in a different way and thereby have a completely different impact. In these works of art, Frutiger complements the aesthetics of his typographical creations. Individual forms detach themselves from the alphabet yet remain true to Frutiger’s understanding of the harmonious relationship between black and white, a purposefully subtle use of colors interplays with philosophically appearing inner and outer shapes. These works of art are documented in the book “Hommage à Adrian Frutiger”, including around 250 pictures, available from the publisher Verlag Syndorpress in Cham, Switzerland.

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