Objet trouve (DHWB-08-EN)
During the early history of surrealist art, artists discovered the strategy of “objet trouve” – objects found and experienced as art by being put in a context of artistic perception or environment, often with small modifications or assembled in unusual combinations (assemblage). We invite you to try this sometimes very funny activity as creativity in the surrealist tradition.
LessDuring the early history of surrealist art, artists discovered the strategy of “objet trouve” – objects found and experienced as art by being put in a context of artistic perception or environment, often with small modifications or assembled in unusual combinations (assemblage). We invite you to try this sometimes very funny activity as creativity in the surrealist tradition.
During the early history of surrealist art, artists discovered the strategy of “objet trouve” – objects found and experienced as art by being put in a context of artistic perception or environment, often with small modifications or assembled in unusual combinations (assemblage). We invite you to try this sometimes very funny activity as creativity in the surrealist tradition.
- Focus on
- Open-mindedness
- Self-expression
- Days
- 1
- Type
- With guidance
- Self-study
- Group size
- Individuals
- more than 10 participants
- up to 10 participants
- Duration
- 31- 60 min
- Settings
- Face-to-face
- Online
- Training field(s)
- Creativity Development
- Resilience Building
- Soft Skills
- Competence / skill
- Ability to capture, grow and bring an idea to life
Title
Objet trouve
Method
Independent self exercise
Materials
- A space in your home for exhibits
- Objects you find as above
Preparation
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A space in your home for exhibits is prepared
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You might look at a book on Dada or surrealism, Man Ray or Marcel Duchamp to understand the concept through more examples
Time for preparation
about 15 minutes, depending on space at home
Tips for implementation
Do not take objects that belong to someone without asking or cannot be freely taken. Trash can be a good source.
Resources/References
Marcel Duchamp is seen as the pioneer of this idea, but many followed, and even today artists such as Ai Wei Wei take up this technique.
Bicycle Wheel by Marcel Duchamp, 1913; Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, see https://artincontext.org/found-object-art/
The Mirriam-Webster dictionary defines this: “a natural or discarded object found by chance and held to have aesthetic value” or as an ordinary object, as a piece of driftwood, a shell, or a manufactured article, that is treated as an object of art by one who finds it aesthetically pleasing“. In this exercise we invite you to have fun with this idea- walk around your house or public places and take up objects that might fit in this definition, and put them in your own surrealist museum you create at home, and give them an innovative title.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/objet%20trouv%C3%A9
Learning outcomes
Through this method/action, these benefits are achieved:
- See your environment with new ideas as playground for creativity
- Realise that no long-term training or expensive technology is necessary to become creative
Description in clear steps
- Create the museum/exhibition space in your home
- Take a walk in your home or outside and wait what objects come up, collect them (of course only if the are free to take or you can buy them cheaply)
- Either give them a little “touch” or assemble them in an unusual and unexpected combination
- Put them in your museum, maybe with an original or playful title
Contributor
Samer Aleid
Self-description of contributor and his/her offers
1.I presented my first solo art exhibition in Damascus in 2000.
2.I presented three joint art exhibitions between 2002 and 2005.
I presented a sculpture exhibition in Damascus 2010
My first solo exhibition in Germany was held in Stuttgart in 2016
A joint art exhibition in Bochum in year 2018 .
Offers courses:
- To teach the basics of painting for beginners. I use stone, marble and soap in sculpting.
- I can teach how to recycle waste materials into art pieces.
Art category
Fine arts
Spoken language
English, German
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