Humans are visual creatures. Objects we call "beautiful" or "aesthetic" are a crucial part of our humanity. Even the oldest known examples of rock and cave art served aesthetic rather than utilitarian ...

Emile-Allain Séguy was enamored with the overlooked wonders of the natural world. Namely, its insects, from the brilliant wings of butterflies to the less-loved forms of beetles, grasshoppers, ...

African kente patterns are colorful, symbolic, and steeped in history. These patterns, originating from Ghana, are now being ...

Modern Art, LondonThe mathematically named new works of Along the River are disorienting, illusive and seem to offer a flash of the secret sequences that underpin the physical world ...

The math that describes the branching pattern of trees in nature also holds for trees depicted in art—and may even underlie our ability to recognize artworks as depictions of trees. The authors begin ...

Looking to art for print and pattern inspiration, in a recent webinar trend forecasting firm Fashion Snoops pinpointed themes that will trickle into textile and fashion design in the next 18 months.