Jean Arp (1886 - 1966) - photo 1

Jean Arp

Jean Arp, born Hans Peter Wilhelm Arp, was a German and French poet, painter, graphic artist and sculptor. one of the founders of the Dada movement in Zurich.

Arp used abstract forms in his work and experimented with different materials such as wood, metal and stone. He was also known for his poetic works, in which he applied a method of randomly selecting words, called the "clutter method". Arp believed that this method helped him express his thoughts more precisely and originally. Arp's influence on the arts is still significant today.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:16 september 1886, Strasbourg, France
Date and place of death:7 june 1966, Basel, Switzerland
Nationality:France, Switzerland
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Graphic artist, Landscape painter, Painter, Poet, Sculptor
Art school / group:De Stijl
Genre:Landscape painting, Still life
Art style:Abstract art, Modern art, Post War Art, Surrealism, Dadaism

Creators France

Pierre-Antoine Quillard (1700 - 1733)
Pierre-Antoine Quillard
1700 - 1733
Hippolyte Alexandre Julien Moulin (1832 - 1884)
Hippolyte Alexandre Julien Moulin
1832 - 1884
Ambroise Louis Garneray (1783 - 1857)
Ambroise Louis Garneray
1783 - 1857
Abel Pann (1883 - 1963)
Abel Pann
1883 - 1963
François-Auguste Biard (1799 - 1882)
François-Auguste Biard
1799 - 1882
Antoine Ranc (1634 - 1716)
Antoine Ranc
1634 - 1716
Georges William Thornley (1857 - 1935)
Georges William Thornley
1857 - 1935
Henri Alfred Jacquemart (1824 - 1896)
Henri Alfred Jacquemart
1824 - 1896
Roman Opalka (1931 - 2011)
Roman Opalka
1931 - 2011
Michel Four (1945)
Michel Four
1945
Wolfgang Paalen (1905 - 1959)
Wolfgang Paalen
1905 - 1959
Dudley Pratt (1897 - 1975)
Dudley Pratt
1897 - 1975
Serge Kislakoff (1897 - 1980)
Serge Kislakoff
1897 - 1980
Daniel Herman Anton Melbye (1818 - 1875)
Daniel Herman Anton Melbye
1818 - 1875
Adrien Vachette (1753 - 1839)
Adrien Vachette
1753 - 1839
Georges Vantongerloo (1886 - 1965)
Georges Vantongerloo
1886 - 1965

Creators Abstract art

Frederico Aguilar Alcuaz (1932 - 2011)
Frederico Aguilar Alcuaz
1932 - 2011
Brigitte Matschinsky-Denninghoff (1921 - 2011)
Brigitte Matschinsky-Denninghoff
1921 - 2011
Walter Urbach (1925 - 2018)
Walter Urbach
1925 - 2018
Vladimir Borisovich Iankilevskii (1938 - 2018)
Vladimir Borisovich Iankilevskii
1938 - 2018
Siegfried Mackowsky (1878 - 1941)
Siegfried Mackowsky
1878 - 1941
Lalu Prasad Shaw (1937)
Lalu Prasad Shaw
1937
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 - 1919)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
1841 - 1919
WilliWilli Kopf (1949)
WilliWilli Kopf
1949
Tadasuke Kuwayama (1935)
Tadasuke Kuwayama
1935
Douglass Crockwell (1904 - 1968)
Douglass Crockwell
1904 - 1968
Andreas Kramer (1959)
Andreas Kramer
1959
Hartmut Mohr (1949 - 2024)
Hartmut Mohr
1949 - 2024
Todd Siler (1953)
Todd Siler
1953
Justine Otto (1974)
Justine Otto
1974
Larry Rivers (1923 - 2002)
Larry Rivers
1923 - 2002
Leidy Churchman (1979)
Leidy Churchman
1979
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