Visionary Artworks Plumb the Mysteries of Creativity
The self-taught artist Abraham Lincoln Walker worked in his basement on phantasmagorical paintings, discovered by the art world more than 30 years after his death.
Caroline Kent's murals transform Union Station with 'Art at Amtrak'
Artist Caroline Kent poses for a portrait at her studio in Humboldt Park. Kent is the talent behind a large, site-specific mural in Union Station and forthcoming exhibitions at the Smart Museum and ...
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Our brain can instantly recognize trees, even in abstract art
Researchers found a hidden mathematical rule in tree-like art. Branch thickness follows a predictable ratio, making trees recognizable.
Inaugural Paul Smith’s Foundation And Winsor & Newton Art Prize Spotlights Six Emerging Artists
Six artists selected for Paul Smith's Foundation international art prize. Winning artworks exhibited in London, Los Angeles, ...
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Mathilde Denize Explores Universes of Space, Texture and Form at Perrotin
Her works reveal a rich set of references and precedents, primarily tied to early avant-garde research and, in particular, ...
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Artist’s Work Pulses With New Life After Open-Heart Surgery and a Series of Hallucinations
While recovering from open heart surgery in 2021, Chicago-based artist Shar Coulson experienced trippy visions that ...
Dorothy Hood, a Giant of Texas Abstraction, Gets the Dazzling New York Show She Craved
Dorothy Hood, an adventurous Texan whose enthralling abstract paintings won her great renown in the Houston art world ...
Grease under their nails and art in their hearts
Though he organized the Hutchinson Center for the Arts’ newest exhibit, Eric Schwarze doesn’t think of himself as an artist. “I just kind of tinker and make fun things,” the owner of ...