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Jean Arp
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Jean Arp
This paper discusses the life and career of the 20th Century French artist/sculptor Jean Arp who was associated with Dadaism & Surrealism.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages) |
11 sources |
1991
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"Jean (Hans) Arp had a long and productive career in art during which he created numerous wood reliefs, collages and sculptures. Arp was associated with such movements as Dadaism, Surrealism, and Abstract-Creationism, and he experimented with elements of chance and automatism in his works. Arp's creations shocked the world when they were exhibited for the first time in 1916. However, it can be seen that Arp was presenting an important message regarding the relationship between art and life. In particular, by using chance elements, Arp tried to remove himself from his own art and to thereby allow his works to be closer to nature. This paper will explore this theme in Arp's work, and will relate it to the ideals of the various art movements that Arp was associated with.Jean Arp was born in 1887 in a part of France which was at ... "
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