MetaFilter posts tagged with foundart

Found Art From Jail

jonson — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:38:06 -0800

Jail Finds is a flickr set of art found stuffed inside books by the account holder at the jail where they are a volunteer running the book cart.

I found some of your life

Ufez Jones — Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:23:06 -0800

I found some of your life. You are unknown to me. Your camera's memory card was in a taxi; I have it now. I am going to post one of your pictures each day. I will also narrate as if I were you. Maybe you will come here and reclaim this piece of your life. (via the Morning News)

Not just for squares

dobbs — Mon, 19 Jul 2004 14:17:15 -0800

The Box Doodle Project - Cool cardboard art.

I can't believe this has never been posted!

anastasiav — Mon, 15 Mar 2004 07:58:36 -0800

The Museum of Bad Art

Stick it to me, baby!

dobbs — Tue, 27 Jan 2004 15:39:53 -0800

Stickernation - found sticker art from around the world.

TRASHLOG - Found art

pedantic — Fri, 23 Jan 2004 08:09:25 -0800

TRASHLOG — or — arresting and acute observation of ordinary offal.

Found Typography

anastasiav — Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:34:18 -0800

Found Typography
... and if you liked that, please also try Hundreds of Thousands, both from Itchy Robot

...a picture needs memories to be an image...

anastasiav — Sat, 15 Nov 2003 10:41:52 -0800

Time Tales : a collection of abandoned photographs, found at fleamarkets, thriftshops, or just lying on the street

Object Not Found

plep — Thu, 22 May 2003 00:06:23 -0800

Object Not Found. Lost and found photographs, postcards and letters.'The collection of postcards, photographs and letters collected here allows me to peek into a however small part of other peoples lives. '
Found via Countries of the Mind, a page about an imaginary world, and its postage stamps and postcards.
Related interest :- P22 Mail Art, and gallery.

emptybowl — Tue, 11 Jun 2002 05:58:20 -0800

StreetMattress.com - Much like "found art", this site chronicles the phenomenon of abandoned mattresses, and finally gives the public a forum on which to comment on them. Some if my favorites are here, here, and here.