Concrete sculpture “Mirr”, bronze, 1936 Jean Arp is associated with the Dada and surrealism art movements in the early to mid 20th century. His work largely consisted of abstract sculptures made of metal, concrete, plaster or even papier mache. He studied art in both France and Germany during the times of both WW1 and 2. He then moved to Switzerland to avoid the war front and continue with his art. His art is largely non-representational, though it is said he drew inspiration from nature.
Questions: 1. What artists (if any) do you think have drawn inspiration from Arp? Who do you think Arp was inspired by? 2. How do you think the medium of Arp's work correlates to his content? 3. How do you feel about non-representational work? Do you think it still functions as a work of art? Note: I wanted to include a video for this post, but they were all in German, so here's a website that helped me out with research http://www.theartstory.org/artist-arp-hans.htm
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