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3) Why is it important to look after and study designs that have made social comments from past
centuries? .........................................................................................................................................
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4) There have been times when designers who dared to challenge the status quo in politics and
society were not allowed to exhibit their work. In your opinion, who should decide whose work is
circulated? .......................................................................................................................................
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5) Do you think that art and design should be censored? Give reasons for your answer: ..................
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6) In your opinion, should there be a code of conduct that designers live by? Give reasons for your
answer. .............................................................................................................................................
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7) In 2013, a South African artist, Stephen Cohen, was arrested and locked up for public indecency
as he was found performing his latest piece in the street of Paris without wearing much and with
a live rooster tied to his body with a leash. He said that he was trying to express the relationship
he had being from South Africa and now living and working in Paris. Do you think the French
police were being fair? Give reasons for your answer......................................................................
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8) Now visually analyse the print your teacher has chosen for you by filling in the answers in the
table below.

Art element or What type is it? Where is it in the What is the effect that it creates?
design principle design?

Shape

Line

Tone
Texture

Colour
Contrast

Proportion

Emphasis
Unity

Balance

9) Give your interpretation of the meaning of this design: ....................................................................
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