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Fig.1 Jean Arp, Cloud Shepherd, 1953, Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, photo: Marjon Gemmeke |
Form and Poetry
Arp’s works are characterized by the sense of affection they conjure in the viewer and their wavy lines and poetic titles as seen in Sculpture to be Lost in the Forest and Pagoda Fruit. No shepherd can be identified in his representative work Cloud Shepherd (fig.1), but its ambiguous shaping and fairy tale-like title express the world view of Arp who loved poetry and a utopian world. The rounded form of the work and the protrusions that grows out from it remind one of a living creature or a growing fruit. One can sense Arp’s compassionate view of the creations and modifications that take place in the natural world.The Universe of Arp
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Fig.2 Overview Arp: The Poetry of Forms, Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, photo: Marjon Gemmeke |
Arp: The Poetry of Forms : Until Sept. 18 (Closed Mondays)
Kröller-Müller Museum
Houtkampweg 6
6731 AW Otterlo
The Netherlands
www.krollermuller.nl/visit
6731 AW Otterlo
The Netherlands
www.krollermuller.nl/visit
Opening times:
Tuesday through Sunday and national holidays* from 10:00 to 17:00. The sculpture garden is open until 16:30.* Easter, Ascension Day, Pentecost, Christmas, King’s Day 27 April, Liberation Day 5 May
Closed Monday and on 1 January