What are found objects?
The found object is something that has been designed for a purpose other than the art used in the production of art. Found objects often appear in sculpture, but also appear in music, performances and other methods of artistic expression. Found objects can become the highlight of the work, or they can simply be integrated into a larger whole and may vary greatly in size and shape, because anything in the world has the potential to become a found object.
Many objects found are designed for a utilitarian purpose. For example, the lawn could be used as a found object in sculpture or performance work, either whole or in dismantling form. Depending on the artist's goal, the piece could refer to the original function of the lawn, or it could completely convert it to the lawn, sometimes completely unrecognizable. The same lawn does not have to be used only in visual work; It can also appear in music, with its own distinctive sound.
Found objects are particularly common in industrial music, although music from other genres can integrate found objects. For example, some classical musicians like to work with Birdsong, integrate them into their performances and use it as a base to develop new melodies and themes. Pots and pans can be defeated as drums in ethnic music, while dance and musical performances known as Stomp use found objects from mop to sawmill as musical instruments. The found object in music can be gentle or appalling, melodic or cacophone, but it usually attracts interest.
Modern sculpture can use found objects, sometimes to a level that critics consider a bit extreme. If you happen to have access to the Museum of Modern Art and have a day to behave, you will probably discover a number of found objects, from pianos splashing colors to a pile of clothing. Because the found object is always discovered rather than made, the artist may not know exactly that the objectis or how to use it until it hit it.
Some cynics point out that one of the primary advantages of the found object is that it is often cheap or free, although some of the objects are extremely expensive. Fans of the found object ART point out that the use of found objects in art illustrates the ability to find beauty in everyday matters and that the inclusion of the found object in the work of art often causes people to think about this object and sometimes about the world in very new ways.