Can You Learn to Judge Creativity?
A new study suggests that, with training, amateurs can judge the level of creativity of artwork much like experts would. But is expert opinion always correct?
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Lock Up Your Daughters: An Interview With Ralph Steadman
A conversation about Picasso, Sigmund Freud, farm animals, and Hunter S. Thompson.
Culture Creep: How and Why We Separate the Artist From the Art
Woody Allen married his stepdaughter, Coco Chanel slept with Nazis, and R. Kelly is a sexual predator, but our brains find a way to let us appreciate their art.
Should You Really Make Your Passion Your Job?
Conflating creative passion and capital can be hazardous. Just look at the economic situation of the arts in the United States.
Eccentricity of Artists Boosts Appreciation of Their Art
From Vincent Van Gogh to Lady Gaga, we tend to like artists’ work more if we perceive them as idiosyncratic.
Mapping the Brain’s Response to Art
New research finds a brain network linked to solitary introspection gets switched on when we encounter particularly moving artworks.
Sorry, but Your Selfies Are Not Art
Selfies are no more art than a can of paint falling on a blank piece of paper is a Jackson Pollock.
Bored by Botticelli? Hook Up the Electrodes
New research finds stimulating a specific part of the brain can increase appreciation of certain types of art.
Rise of the Robot Artist
Everyone knows computers are good at processing information and humans are good at creativity. What if it's the other way around?