Pigeons judge the beauty of art as humans do -- by using both color and pattern cues. Pigeons could be art critics yet, according to a new study which shows that like humans, pigeons can be trained to ...

Humans are visual creatures. Objects we call “beautiful” or “aesthetic” are a crucial part of our humanity. Even the oldest known examples of rock and cave art served aesthetic rather than utilitarian ...

Emile-Allain Séguy was enamored with the overlooked wonders of the natural world. Namely, its insects, from the brilliant wings of butterflies to the less-loved forms of beetles, grasshoppers, ...

At 80, most artists–especially those who have achieved such astounding critical success–might consider slowing down and enjoying it. But Richter, who is known for his intellectual curiosity and ...

Carole Harris, “Things Ain’t What They Used to Be” (2018), part of Rhythm, Repetition, and Vocab, a Detroit Art Week special exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) (all photos by the author ...

An intriguing portrait of artist Dorr Bothwell (1902–2000) in her studio captured my attention recently. I knew little of Bothwell’s life and work as a painter, printmaker, and art instructor. In Bill ...

Patternitechture 4, titled “Boundaries That Expand; Where We Stand,” places the focus of its projects and programs on the exploration of the world of new patterns. Through this lens, it aims to study ...

Recently, I’ve seen that many people in the Western world have begun to question our general collective aversion to color. Real estate agents recommend keeping walls in neutral colors and investing in ...

For more than a century, only conservators and experts could catch a close-up glimpse of early works by Austrian artist ...

Pattern is a key part of organising and decorating design. In expressive art, pattern can be used to add variety to a composition, to reflect patterns used in the real world, or to help create a sense ...