Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Artist Ferrari Sheppard in his L.A. studio. (G L Askew II / For The Times) This story is part of Image issue 17, “Offering,” a ...

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 ...

Normally, people's reactions to art are considered subjective -- Munch's The Scream might instill a foreboding anxiety in you, but do absolutely nothing for your friend. However, artist Wassily ...

Heidi Manfred works on an untitled piece in her Hollidaysburg basement studio. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Many people don’t examine their feelings, but artist and behaviorist Heidi Manfred of ...

In recent years, abstract and impressionist art has continued to grow and change, with artists using new ideas and techniques to express deep emotions, spirituality, and the mysteries of life.

When Cle Berntheizel, the owner of Garth Gallery in Columbia, was much younger, he didn't care all that much for abstract art. "I used to say, 'I could do that,' when I saw abstract art," Berntheizel ...

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 ...

With the return of sunlit evenings, warmer days and sprouting gardens, now is the perfect time for budding artists to celebrate the signs of spring through art. The new season brings about ...

Dubai based Art Smiley Gallery inaugurated the Abstract Universe art exhibition, a global celebration of contemporary abstract art featuring 25 artists from 13 countries (Nov. 1 – 20) in its ...

Normally, people's reactions to art are considered subjective -- Munch's The Scream might instill a foreboding anxiety in you, but do absolutely nothing for your friend. However, artist Wassily ...