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FOUND OBJECTS

"A found object is a natural or man-made object, or fragment of an object, that is found (or sometimes bought) by an artist and kept because of some intrinsic interest the artist sees in it"
Found objects (sometimes referred to by the French term for found object ‘objet trouvé’) may be put on a shelf and treated as works of art in themselves, as well as providing inspiration for the artist. The sculptor Henry Moore for example collected bones and flints which he seems to have treated as natural sculptures as well as sources for his own work. Found objects may also be modified by the artist and presented as art, either more or less intact as in the dada and surrealist artist Marcel Duchamp’s readymades, or as part of an assemblage.
As so often, Picasso was an originator. From 1912 he began to incorporate newspapers and such things as matchboxes into his cubist collages, and to make his cubist constructions from various scavenged materials.
Extensive use of found objects was made by dada, surrealist and pop artists, and by later artists such as Carl Andre, Tony Cragg, Bill Woodrow, Damien Hirst, Sarah Lucas and Michael Landy among many others.
Carl Andre, ‘Equivalent VIII’ 1966
Carl Andre
Equivalent VIII 1966
Minimalist artists such as Carl Andre used functional manufactured objects to create their minimal sculptures. Their aim was to get the viewer focus on the form of the sculptures rather than the artist’s skill or technique.
My own works, mildly based around appropriation, the readymades and found objects incorporate land art. In which i use materials found within a location and create environmentally engaging sculptures which propose questions on how we can create sustainable artworks. there is a subtle underlying message around climate change and other significant environmental issues.

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