“At first glance the irregular shapes and geometric patterns of abstract art could appear difficult for the human brain to interpret. Art exhibitions like this one at the Saatchi Gallery in London, ...

Patrick Heron, one of Britain’s most prominent abstract artists, told me he lost his job as art critic at The New Statesman for writing too much about “space”. It may have bored the readers rigid, but ...

Sri-Lankan-British artist and designer Cecil Balmond once said, "The abstract has no emotional content ... the abstract is more powerful the more abstract it is." Abstract art plays with the ...

For many WSU students, poetry began as an assignment or a required course. During professor Colin Criss’ Community ...

If you’re not particularly gifted in the art department, it can be hard enough to draw with a pencil and paper, let alone on a canvas as tiny as your nail bed. That’s why abstract nail art is so great ...

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 ...

I’m sitting in on a Zentangle workshop at St John of God Hospital in Stillorgan, south Dublin. The participants – men and women of all ages – sit at two tables with pencils and black markers at the ...

Joshua Wilkin, dean of students at Moore College of Art & Design, has adorned his Philly condo with works by local artists, ...

Discover how to make a stunning resin wall clock with an abstract design. A beautiful handmade piece that blends ...

In the 1950s, Jonah Kinigstein was on the verge of making it big in New York's art world. He won a Fulbright to Rome. His paintings got into the Whitney Museum's annual show of contemporary art (the ...