Yayoi Kusama, Who Put Polka Dots All Over Her Art, Dies at 97
In her later years, as the times caught up with her art, she enjoyed fame. She signed on…
Scientists Recover Ancient Human DNA from Cave Walls
For the first time, researchers have extracted ancient human DNA directly from the walls of a cave. Although…
Strokes of Genius: Van Gogh’s Paintings May Have a Mathematical Fingerprint
Amsterdam, Netherlands. January 2023. Visitors admiring a self portrait of Vincent van Gogh. (Credit: © Bert – stock.adobe.com)…
Creating chaos with old masters
Following a quick history recap of the month’s chosen artist, participants pick any one of the respective artist’s…
Rithika Merchant’s ‘Pillars of Fruit and Bone’ Imagines New Worlds
Exoskeleton, gouache, watercolor and ink on paper, 2024. Contemporary artist Rithika Merchant centers her practice on building intricate…
Hurvin Anderson Tate Britain exhibition review
There’s a diffident quality to the art of Hurvin Anderson: a cool, introspective streak, summoning feelings of estrangement.…
Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts
Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the…
Scientists Crack the Secret Behind Jackson Pollock’s Vivid Blue in His Most Famous Drip Painting
Jackson Pollock, Number 1A, 1948 Jackson Pollock’s Number 1A, 1948 is a thunderstorm of paint. White fog hovers…
Colors Drawn from Nature: Park Seo-Bo and LG OLED in Dialogue
Colors drawn from lived memory find new life across a canvas of light Courtesy of LG OLED and…