Terrestrial Forest Form 1917

"Terrestrial Forest Form" is a 1917 abstract collage by Jean Arp, a leading figure in the Dada and Surrealist movements. The artwork is comprised of cut and layered paper in various shades of red, brown, green, and white. The organic, biomorphic forms of the collage suggest a natural landscape, possibly a forest, with the white oval shape representing a lone rock or tree. Arp's approach to art, influenced by chance and spontaneity, produced works characterized by their non-representational forms and playful exploration of color and texture.