Configuration in Serpentine Movements I
In his later years Arp primarily produced three-dimensional sculptures that he modeled in plaster and translated into stone and bronze. Plaster enabled Arp to experiment with new, unique forms, such as the amoebalike shapes in Configuration in Serpentine Movements. Referring to his biomorphic art as "l’art concret" (concrete art), Arp emphasized how this style evoked natural forms without imitation or specific definition, as if the sculpture had been created by natural forces rather than his own hand.
Artwork Details
- Title: Configuration in Serpentine Movements I
- Artist: Jean Arp (French (born Germany), Strasbourg 1886–1966 Basel)
- Date: 1950
- Medium: Marble
- Dimensions: 8 3/4 × 15 1/4 × 13 in., 44 lb. (22.2 × 38.7 × 33 cm, 20 kg)
- Classification: Sculpture
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F. Colin, 1976
- Object Number: 1976.323
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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