The artwork is an illustration created by Jean Arp in 1918 for Tristan Tzara’s “Vingt-cinq poèmes”. This piece is associated with the Dada art movement and falls under the genre of illustration.
The artwork consists of abstract forms rendered in black ink against a cream-colored background. The shapes appear organic and fluid, intertwining within a vertical, oval-like border. This non-representational composition aligns with the Dada movement’s avant-garde aesthetics, which often embraced irrationality and anti-art sentiments. The thick, bold lines and the ambiguous forms evoke a sense of spontaneity and free expression, characteristic of Jean Arp’s work and Dada’s experimental approach.
