Waste object andconceptual analysis in contemporary art

20.born of the disintegrating, multi-time understanding of Cubism in the century, collage and assemblage brought a new understanding to art. The mass production experienced after the Second World War provided the basis for objects to show changes in artistic practice and for the formation of alternative applications to art. Duchamp's 'fountain' work, which transforms objects into structures that produce concepts, is followed by the work of Andy Warhol, who also focused on mass production through the 1960s. Ironically, the post-1960 art, which initiated a philosophical process of critiquing Modernism, made use of the expression possibilities of ordinary everyday objects to strengthen the severed ties of Art serving high culture with real life. Conceptual art, which first liberates art from rigid aesthetics, allows material to be used only as tools. Postmodernism, which has a multi-cultural understanding such as pastiche, irony and eclecticism, is also achieved through postproduction, the transformation of objects produced in line with functional needs into a new production as a result of artist intervention. To Postmodern art, in which relational aesthetics are decisive, in his work which deals with socio - cultural problematics, the richness of expression of the waste object as the material producing the concept expands the dialogue of art. In today's art, where waste objects are so heavily used, it is necessary to question and reveal the place of the object today. In this research, art, which was transformed as a concept and application, was examined in the effects of consumer society after 1960. The works produced by Western and Turkish artists using ready-made objects and waste samples were examined. Key Words: Contemporary Art, Conceptual Art, Waste Objet, Ready Made