Section 1: Introduction – Art is All Around You ( 2 mins)

What do you think art is? A masterpiece of oil painting in a museum that requires years of training?Contemporary art says: No. Art can be an idea. A single choice.

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Look at the images:

Andy Warhol’s Brillo Boxes (1964): Supermarket soap pad boxes. Using a ready-made soap dish from the supermarket as one’s own work of art.

A central secret of contemporary art is this: When an everyday object is chosen by an artist and placed into a new context (a new setting or idea), it ceases to be ordinary.

Section 2: The Mission – Your Art Practice ( 3 mins)

Your Mission: Give an Object a New Life

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Now, it’s your turn. You will play the role of a conceptual artist.

1. Selected my object
2. Thought of a poetic/interesting new name for it
3. Created a scene for it and took a photo

Section 3: Creation & Reflection (10 mins)

Please leave this page and go create your artwork!

We’ll be here when you get back to reveal the deeper meaning behind this exercise.

Remember: The goal isn’t to take a beautiful photo, but to express your “concept.”

Section 4: Conclusion & Deep Dive ( Time: 5 mins)

Learning target

• You used the “Readymade” concept.
• You played the artist’s role through “Choice” and “Context.”
• You proved that the core of art can be “Concept,” not “Technique.”

In the world of contemporary art, an object’s value is no longer defined by its material or function, but by its social and cultural context and the discussions and meanings it can spark.

Final Thought Box

Think about this: If art can be this, then who is the artist? Is it someone like Duchamp who first had the idea, or is it you, reinterpreting and practicing it in a new era? Where does the authority of art truly lie?

This lesson is over, but your art practice is just beginning. Next time you see an ordinary object, perhaps you’ll look at it with your new “Artist’s Eye.”

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