Alexander Calder, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, and JEAN Monde are all considered to be part of the ARP Contemporary movement. Calder was an American sculptor and artist who is best known for his abstract mobiles. Dali was a Spanish surrealist painter who was renowned for his dreamlike works. Ernst was a German painter and sculptor who was a leader in the Dadaist movement. JEAN Monde was a French artist who was a major figure in the DADA movement. DADA was an artistic and literary movement that began in Zurich, Switzerland in 1916 and was characterized by its anti-war sentiment and rejection of traditional values.