[ebooks] The Art of Found Objects: Interviews with Texas Artists (Joe and Betty Moore Texas Art Series) by Robert Craig Bunch at Arts-Photography

Review

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. But is it Art?By CustomerWhat is Found Object? This term is used as a source of material for an artist. But is it Art? That would be like me informing you that I write this review as an art critic. A good Duchamp-like pun would be: Found Object = ldquo;Art is what I can get away withrdquo; (Andy Warhol).In Mr. Bunchrsquo;s introduction to this book an insightful trove of wisdom is revealed. It diagrams the utility of inspecting the Art of Found Object as a means for the artist to express. through this medium. a sense of subjective objectivity. He outlines the key points of his rationale that links collage and assemblage to found object.As an art critic I take issue with the individual artistsrsquo; role in the manner it affects some viewersrsquo; limited capacity to ldquo;understandrdquo; the work.There is the exquisite morbidity of Dario Robleto whose work tends to under-whelm in subject matter as it overwhelms in psychological residue.The close definition of John Mark Sagerrsquo;s ldquo;Hagia Sophiardquo; (2010) with David McManawayrsquo;s ldquo;Jomo Board #2rdquo; (1968).Also the mono-chromatic array of Jim Loversquo;s ldquo;Area Coderdquo; (1962) and the countless later imitations of such.Mr. Bunch succeeds in bridging the difficult task of taming one of Artrsquo;s wild child. which is the making of art from object instead of subject. All in all this is a great and valuable book that will inspire and create future attempts in connecting the numerous tangents that make up the matter of art.I would also like to make an argument for Volume 2 of this book to be one based on the notion of ldquo;Found Conceptrdquo;.David A. Elizondo 2016