FOR half a century art critics have undertaken to address not a sophisticated minority like the readers of literary magazines, but the mass of unbelievers to whom twentieth-century art is a mystery or ...

Framed textile pieces by Kristen Miller with encroaching pieces from Jane Schiffhauer's installation in the "Symmetry Breaking" exhibit at Marylhurst University's Art Gym. (Courtesy of Art Gym) By ...

The Victorian ceramicist wanted to create a utopian art of abstract symmetries. But his mirrored plates – full of mermaids, dragons and peacocks – are more home decor than high art Mathematics has ...

A new study reveals that famous abstract art may follow hidden mathematical patterns linked to human perception.

In his new book Creating Symmetry, Frank Farris uses ideas from advanced mathematics, such as complex analysis and abstract algebra, to transform snapshots of landscapes, flowers, or even his dinner ...

Abstract art often poses a challenge for many viewers due to its lack of connection to the physical world. Like other modernist art forms, it raises questions about how we understand and appreciate ...