Chapter 2 ART, ELEMENTS AND THE PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN Introduction In the daily life of the ordinary man, a life crowded with diverse interests and increasingly complex demands, some few moments of a busy week or month or year are accorded to an interest in art. Whatever may be his vocation, the man. feels instinctively that in his total scheme of life books, pictures, music have somewhere a place. In his own business or profession, he is an expert, a man of special training; and intelligently he does not aspire to a complete understanding, of a subject which lies beyond his province. In the same spirit in which he is a master of his own craft, he is content to leave expert knowledge of art to the expert, to the artist and to the connoisseur. For his part as a layman, he remains frankly and happily on the outside. But he feels nonetheless that art has an interest and a meaning even for him. Though he does not practice any art himself, he knows that he enjoys fine things, a beautiful room, noble buildings, books and plays, statues, pictures, music; and he believes that in his own fashion he is able to appreciate art. Learning Outcomes: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able: * Differentiate an artist with artisan; * Identify the medium and techniques used by artist; + Explain and cite examples of performance art; and * Discuss the different principles of design. 37 ‘Scanned with CamScanner