Hong Kong Artist Perry Dino Is Chronicling His City’s Struggle for Democracy
Perry Dino is capturing Hong Kong's demonstrations against the mainland in a series of unique and powerful paintings.
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Viewfinder: Austria’s Capital City Celebrates Vienna Modernism
Visitors stand on a suspended bridge to take a closer look at paintings by Austrian painter Gustav Klimt at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
Contrary to Cliché, Misery May Inhibit Creativity
New research finds visual artists do not do their best work during periods of bereavement.
The Thinking Process of the Visual Artist
Their use of language reveals the different ways painters, sculptors, and architects conceptualize space.
What Did You See in That Painting?
New research finds the eyes of children and adults are drawn to very different things.
Mona Lisa’s Smile Isn’t So Ambiguous After All
A new study that utilizes the famous painting finds context influences how we interpret facial expressions. By Tom…
My Peers Prefer That Painting? Oh Yeah, Me Too
Art appreciation isn’t necessarily a matter of individual taste. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Oli Scarff/Getty Images) Most of…
The Mona Lisa Landscape Was Probably a Studio Backdrop
Researchers compared the Mona Lisa's background with the hills shown in its stereo pair. In doing so, they revealed a da Vinci secret.
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?