Below is a glossary article post in the category F which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Found Object based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Found Object
So, what is actually meant by Found Object?
The object found is a natural or man-made object, or object fragment, which is found (or sometimes bought) by an artist and stored because of the intrinsic interest seen by the artist in it.
Explanation of Found Object
The object found (sometimes called by the French term for the object found ‘Objet Trouvé’) can be placed on a shelf and treated as a work of art in themselves, and inspires artists. Sculptor Henry Moore, for example, collecting bones and stones that seem to have been treated as natural statues and sources for their own work. The object found can also be modified by artists and presented as art, either more or less intact as in the chest and readymades Surrealist artist Marcel Duchamp, or as part of the collection.
As often happens, Picasso is a originator. From 1912 he began to combine newspapers and things like lighters into the cabbage collage, and to make the cabbage construction from various materials it starts.
The extensive use of objects found made by the chest, surrealist and pop artists, and by artists then such as Carl Andre, Tony Cragg, Bill Woodrow, Damien Hirest, Sarah Lucas and Michael Landy among many others.
Explore the slide show below and read the image text to explore several ways of artists using objects found in their work:
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix F, as well as terms associated with F.
Meaning of Found Object in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Found Object.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Objek yang ditemukan (Indonesian), Ditemokake Objek (Java), and Kapanggih obyék in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Objek yang dijumpai.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Found Object.
Hopefully this article post that we have shared can be useful and can broaden our insight and literacy, especially in Art.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix F. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=found-object
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=found-object
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