1. Found Object narrative

2. Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) Post-Impressionism, Cubism, & Dada.
Ready-mades are every day items that Duchamp would declare as art.
Viewers take a closer look at what we depend upon each day & find the beauty in those objects.
Fountain, Original was lost & recreated in 1964.
In 1917, Society of Independent Artists put on an exhibition, Fountain was turned down because it was not considered to be art.
Marcel Duchamp ( )

4. John Dahlsen
Australian artist transformed from an abstract painter to an environmental artist. Walking along the beach, he collected 80 gallons of found objects, or what he calls “ocean litter.” He enjoys collecting the objects and seeing how they have been worn by being in the ocean or out in the sun.
Dahlsen’s found object artwork is not only for aesthetic purposes but to create an environmental awareness.
Dahlsen causes viewers to think about the environment while enjoying his pieces.

5. Blue River 2011 (recycled plastic bags)

6. Glowfields 2011

7. Shipwrecked 2011 (driftwood)

8. Jason Mecier
Mosaic portrait artist. His grandmother who would draw on the back of her cigarette cartons, she taught him, “that I can make art out of anything I want to, & that there are no rules.”
Focuses on pop culture and celebrities.
Takes between 50 hours to over 2 months to finish
Jason gets packages from celebrities’ trash to be incorporated into their pictures!

9. Amy Winehouse, depicted in a controversial portrait using over 5000 multicolored pain killer pills

10. Lady Gaga’s junk drawer!

11. Joseph Cornell ( )
Cornell was an American sculptor famous for his boxes that arrange photographs and objects.
Assemblages usually had a clear coating on the front, usually by glass, and were interactive. He was influenced by Surrealism, which is evident in his pieces since they included irrational juxtaposition (placed close together to create contrast).
Worked with experimental film.
Used the assemblage idea in the film by creating collages from other films to create his own.
He would use collaborative footage to create montages.

12. Celestial Navigation by Birds, 1958 Mixed media box construction, (collect and hold the dream?) 

13. The Hotel Eden 1945

14. this project IS about you!!
To ReCap
Find things that mean something to you
Things/objects in YOUR everday life
TELL a story /Bring us on a journey
Like elements / Awareness
One element throughout (beans, cotton balls, nail polish, caps, CDs, broken crayons…endless ideas to choose from
Collection you may have
From a place you visit frequently (beach, restaurant, grandmas, library, park….)
USE YOUR IMAGINATION
this project IS about you!!