Which Two Artists Use Found Objects to Create Their Works

Extensive use of found objects was made by dada, surrealist and pop artists, and by later artists such as Carl Andre, Tony Cragg, Bill Woodrow, Damien Hirst, Sarah Lucas and Michael Landy among many others.

Who was the most influential artist of found object?

The use of found objects helped to shape the famous career of the American genius Robert Rauschenberg. Best known for his combines, the term coined to help describe the mix between the sculpture and painting, Rauschenberg’s production used elements of Abstract Expressionism and assemblage.

What is art made of found objects?

A found object (a loan translation from the French objet trouvé), or found art, is art created from undisguised, but often modified, items or products that are not normally considered materials from which art is made, often because they already have a non-art function.

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