Hans-Jean Arp Overview

Hans Arp was born 16 September 1887 in Strasbourg and died 1966. Sculptor, painter and poet. 1904 visited Paris and was deeply impressed by the modern painting. 1905 to 1907 he went to Weimar studied at teh academy. 1908 he spend some time in Paris at the Julian academy. After that he went to Weggis,Switzerland where he worked some years solitude. 1911 he was one of the orgnizers of the first exhibition of "Der Moderne Bund" in Lucerne, showing works from Gauguin, Matisse, Picasso, etc.He visited Kandisky in Munich in 1912 and met in 1914 in Paris Apollinaire,Cravan,Jacob,Picasso and Modigliani., the latter drawing his portait. After the declaration of war he returned to Switzerland. Exhibited his first abstract works, collages and tapestries. in Zurich 1915.!917 he exhibited at teh first DaDa exhibtion. 1919 he travelled to Cologne and founded the Cologne DaDa group with Max Ernst and Johannes Baargeld. 1922 he married Sophie Taeuber. He Participated at the first collective exhibition of surrealists at the Pierre Gallery in Paris with Chirico, Ernst, Klee, Man Ray, Masson, Miro and Picasso.