Design elements in the art world include form and texture. Form is defined, in art, as something three-dimensional having height, width and depth, such as a sculpture. Texture is the way something feels or the illusion of a texture is created with other elements such as lines, values and shapes. Texture can be actual/real or implied/simulated.
As themes emerged during our China travels, I quickly began noticing that I was focusing on photographing forms and textures. This realization was reinforced as we presented the lessons developed based on the Terra Cotta Warriors in a workshop and observed teachers responding with creations of their own warriors, creatively using the elements of form and texture.
As I revisit the over 4000 photographs I took in China, I am reorganizing them to teach and learn about basic art concepts such as the elements with my new images from a uniquely rich and diverse land.
~ Paige
Teachers exploring form & texture....
The College of Education at the University of South Alabama is sponsoring Ms. Siew Woei Ling during the fall semester as a visiting faculty member from the Multimedia University, which is located in the city of Kajang in the state of Selangor, just 13 miles from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's capital city.
Ms. Ling is supported by the UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowships Programme (UNESCO/Japan Young Researchers’ Fellowship Programme) to undertake research on “Training teacher to scaffold reflective and critical thinking for Malaysian students based on best practice from USA.”
Ms. Ling is one of many inservice educators participating in the Arts in Education grant where, in her workshop with Dr. Paige Vitulli, she explored the forms and textures of the Terra Cotta Warriors through her own wonderful creation.
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