Researchers studying people's brain activity when looking at abstract art have revealed why we interpret blobs of paint on ...

Nigerian-American artist Osi Audu's exhibit at Opalka Gallery features bold geometric designs alongside traditional African ...

New York is a city that quickly cycles through artistic trends, so it's been surprising that figurative painting has hung on for the better part of a decade. But now, there are signs that abstraction ...

Here are some of the most influential female painters who shaped modern art history. Frida Kahlo is famous for her intensely ...

The 1960 painting by the Harlem artist is on the auction block, months after it was saved from a condemned Cape Cod house.

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 ...

“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 ...