Some principles of every-day art: introductory chapters on the arts not fine (1890)
Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910 · London, Batsford · leaf 23
popular opinion. lO Every-day Art. TASTE. I know what I like. T is characteristicof decorativeart that it de-pends almostas much uponthe critical asupon the crea-tive faculty ofthe artist. Morethan any otherart it dependsupon taste ; andby that test itstands or falls.It is taste thatdetermine… … Taste. 11 what is wanted, what is admissible, and what isbecoming. Not one of these questions can besolved without reference to it. Every work ofapplied art is a problem, and the most importantfactor in its solution is taste. This, too, is worthy to be remembered, thatwhilst we judge of a mans…
Decoration and ornament
Internet Archive · University of Toronto, Robarts Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
