Jean Arp French, 1886-1966
Also known as Hans Arp, the German-French artist was born in Strasbourg in 1886. After studying at the Ecole des Arts et Métiers in 1904, he attended the Akademie der Schönen Künste in Weimar, and the Académie Julian in Paris. He created his first abstract works in 1910-11, and in 1912 became acquainted with the Delaunays, Van Doesburg and Kandinsky.
In 1915 he met his future wife and most significant artistic partner Sophie Taeuber, who encouraged him to use non-traditional materials and techniques. He developed a visual language of simplified natural forms, creating abstract collages, relief-sculpture and poetry. He was a founding member of the Dada groups in Zurich and Cologne, and contributed to the Surrealists’ first exhibition in Paris. His sculptural work became more rounded after 1929 as he sought to represent the basic organic elements, and in 1931 he formed the Abstraction-Création group. His wife died in an accident in 1943, and although he remarried, he spent years writing poetry and promoting the legacy of her work. He eventually returned to sculpture, receiving many awards – including the Grand Prize for Sculpture at the 1954 Venice Biennale.
Arp died in 1966, in Basel.
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Intercontinental Abstraction
11 Oct - 22 Dec 2023 LondonExplore the legacy of abstraction at Omer Tiroche Gallery's Intercontinental Abstraction exhibition. Discover artworks spanning 75 years and 5 continents, featuring renowned artists like Abdoulaye Konaté, Georges Mathieu, Joan Mitchell, and Zao Wou-Ki. Experience the evolution from traditional art to abstraction, driven by societal shifts and artistic freedom. Lyrical Abstraction founder Georges Mathieu's bold response to WWII, Jean Arp's three-dimensional marvels, and the cross-cultural influences in Zao Wou-Ki's work showcase the global impact of abstraction. Immerse yourself in a universal language that captures the complexities of the modern era, leaving a lasting creative legacy. Featured artists: Jean Arp, Anthony Caro, Lucio Fontana, and more.Read more -
Prière de Toucher – Homage to Maeght
23 Jun - 1 Sep 2017 LondonOmer Tiroche Gallery is pleased to announce the forthcoming exhibition Prière de Toucher – Homage to Maeght. The exhibition focuses on the renowned Surrealist show Surrealisme en 1947, which took...Read more
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Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck, Remagen
Salvador Dalí and Hans Arp The Birth of Memory 16.02.2020-10.01.2021Omer Tiroche Gallery is pleased to have facilitated a loan of Salvador Dalí’s painting Landscape with Telephones on a Plate, (1939), and Jean Arp's painting...Read more -
Turner Contemporary, Margate
Arp: The Poetry of Forms | Animals & Us 12.10.2017-14.01.2018 | 25.05.2018- 30.09.2018Omer Tiroche Gallery is pleased to have facilitated a loan of Jean Arp’s painting “Tête; Objet à traire (Head; Object to milk), (1925)” from October...Read more -
Kröller Muller Museum, Otterlo
Arp: The Poetry of Forms 20.03.2017 - 17.09.2017Omer Tiroche Gallery is pleased to have facilitated a loan of Jean Arp’s painting “Tête; Objet à traire (Head; Object to milk), (1925)' to the...Read more