found object
Example Sentences
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The Readymade—the found object transformed into art—has its roots in the Picasso’s and Braque’s Cubist collages, which incorporated scraps of newspaper, textiles, sheet music and wall paper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Shamus Skoch, a found object artist, displays his work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
“It’s a found object, but price-wise it’s the same as a sculpture,” he said, laughing again.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
“This found object refracts light, which lends itself to reflection. Its brightness and weight endow it with a presence, but its transparency allows it to disappear.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2021
The idea that you could prepare dinner like a luminary gastronome using a found object took hold and would not let go.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2019
