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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mirana, post: 10338583, member: 79705&quot;]As [USER=16407]@Potteryplease[/USER] pointed out, we still consider assemblages of found objects as art. A human still observes an object, finds it pleasing, and makes a decorative display of it. This might be more simplistic as it&#039;s a single piece, but someone still made decisions about which way is up and put a base to it.</p><p><br /></p><p>After all, Duchamp* created the artwork called <i><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_(Duchamp)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_(Duchamp)" rel="nofollow">Fountain</a></i>. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]520082[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Whether Mr Mutt (Duchamp) with his own hands made the fountain or not has no importance. He CHOSE it. He took an ordinary article of life, placed it so that its useful significance disappeared under the new title and point of view – created a new thought for that object.&quot; -- editorial from <i>The Blind Man</i> (1917) concerning <i>Fountain</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>I like the slag piece. It has an interesting dynamic shape and it&#039;s a blending of nature (allowing the metal to shape as it wishes) and man (the refining and manipulation of material).</p><p><br /></p><p>(*It is contended Duchamp submitted this piece for a female friend. Read wiki for more.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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