Found Object Sculpture What is it Found object

Found Object Sculpture

What is it? � Found object sculpture is basically exactly what it sounds like: Sculpture made from objects that are normally discarded. � This is sometimes also referred to as “junk sculpture. ”

‘FOUND OBJECTS’ CAN BE (but are not limited to): Tools (your own) household items, furniture, photographs, toys, books, maps, clothes, shells, animal skeletons, feathers, etc.

Objects • • Objects in found object sculpture are bonded together to create a work of art, whether abstract or representational. The objects can be glued, welded, nailed together, etc.

Form has height, width and depth � Found object sculpture can be free standing…

Relief sculpture Latin term relevo, to raise. To create a sculpture in relief is to give the impression that the sculpted material has been raised above the background plane.

Junk Sculpture � Additionally, many people paint, rough up, or patina these objects to give them added effects. � Most people like found object sculptures to have a rough, primitive look.

Damien Hirst (1965 -Present) “The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living”, 1991

This sculpture was originally rejected by the Society of Independent Artists because it was “not art”. Duchamp “Fountain”, 1917

Salvador Dali (1904 -1989) “Retrospective Bust of a Woman” 1933 (surrealist style of art)

In simple terms, your task will be to find objects which you consider significant, and then to put them together in a unique way - transcending them thus to a higher level of visual understanding.

Do not let the beauty of the “Found Objects” seduce you to the point of forgetting that the final design must be more interesting than the elements that comprise it.

This means that your piece should display a good understanding of Form, Space, Content, and must be carefully constructed

Assignment � Things to remember � Sculpture can be any size as long as it can get thru my front door and leave by my front door. � Sculpture must be aesthetically pleasing to look at. � Sculpture must be put together so that it is secure � Free standing (balanced) � Think about the textural elements (surface quality)