Abstract art has its roots in early human civilisation. Cultures across the globe have used non-figurative, but highly symbolic, decoration for centuries. While abstract art became the dominant art ...

The primary authors of this post are Dirk B. Walther (University of Toronto) and Claudia Damiano (KU Leuven) Have you ever stood before an abstract painting, feeling a surge of emotion but struggling ...

In recent years, both internationally and in Malta, the art scene has witnessed a marked rise in the number of self-taught or informally trained individuals who turn to abstract painting or loosely ...

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Abstract faces are adorning our favourite homeware pieces right now. Here are seven must-buy accessories to try the look yourself. Line drawing and abstract expression of the human form are nothing ...

Queen City 15 Gallery in Poughkeepsie features "Abstract: Color, Line, Shape, Form and Texture" for the month of June. In Carole J. Wolfe’s introduction for the exhibit, she wrote; “Good abstract art ...

Explore how people perceive abstract expressionist art and can distinguish it from children's and animal paintings, despite initial doubts. If you wander through New York’s Museum of Modern Art, ...

The greatest discoveries in art history, as in so many fields, tend to come from those working outside the box. Interdisciplinary studies break new ground because those steadfastly lashed to a ...

Art is subjective. No one person can look at one piece and interpret it the same as another. Each and every brush stroke, line and dot holds meaning. And yet, despite that powerful message, I have a ...