What is Found Object?
A found object is a term used to describe a man-made or natural object, or a fragment of one, that an artist discovers or purchases and keeps for inspiration or as a work of art. The artist may also modify the object or incorporate it into a collage or assemblage, transforming it into a new piece of art.
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ARTWORKS RELATED TO FOUND OBJECT
Jasper Johns
Untitled (from Reality and Paradoxes), 1973
Limited Edition Print
Screen-print
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Antoni Tapies
Cruz Vermella, 1960s
Painting
Oil on canvas
USD 165,000 - 190,000
Niki De Saint Phalle
Jungle I, c.1993
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
EUR 3,600
Niki De Saint Phalle
Le Monstre, 1995
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
EUR 3,000
Damien Hirst
Methamphetamine, 1984
Limited Edition Print
Etching
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Fernandez Arman
Ofelia, 1996
Sculpture / Object
Bronze
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Jasper Johns
Figure 7, Black Numerals Series, 1968
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
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Gunther Uecker
Graphein III, Ahirom von Byblos, 2002
Limited Edition Print
Embossing
EUR 12,000
Man Ray
Masque, 1971
Sculpture / Object
Bronze
USD 9,750
Damien Hirst
Cathedral Print: Duomo, 2007
Limited Edition Print
Screen-print
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Jim Dine
Jumps Out at You, No?, 1993
Limited Edition Print
Etching
USD 14,000 - 16,000
Damien Hirst
Victory Over Death Hand Finished Print, 2008
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
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Damien Hirst
Water (H6-9), 2020
Limited Edition Print
Giclée printing
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Damien Hirst
Gabriel from the Archangels H15-4, 2021
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
GBP 18,000 - 23,400
Damien Hirst
Blizzard H13-10 from Where The Land Meets The Sea, 2023
Limited Edition Print
Photograph
GBP 5,500 - 7,100
Damien Hirst
Colliding H13-9 from Where The Land Meets The Sea, 2023
Limited Edition Print
Photograph
GBP 7,500 - 9,700
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Found objects (or objet trouvé in French) are everyday items that an artist finds and incorporates into a work of art. While collectors have displayed aesthetically pleasing objects for centuries, modern art often uses objects that originally had non-artistic functions, such as recycled or repurposed materials.
A body print is an art technique where the artist uses their body as a printing plate. This can be done by smearing grease, margarine, or oil on the skin, hair, and clothes, then pressing the body against a surface like paper. The oiled imprint is then dusted with pigment. Unlike a self-portrait, a body print explores two competing concepts of identity rather than capturing a likeness of the artist. The method emphasizes the physicality of the body while questioning the boundaries between self-representation and abstraction.
