Entrenched assumptions persist about art as an intellectual activity that distinguishes humans from other beings, but there has been an "animal... At this year's conference of the College Art ...

Utagawa Hiroshige, “New Year’s Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, ji,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Edo period, 1857) (all images coutesy the National Gallery of Art, Washington) ...

Beyond his celebrity portraits and iconic soup cans, Pop artist Andy Warhol had a profound interest in nature and the environment. His “Vanishing Animals” series was produced in 1986, comprised of ten ...

The Jigoku-zoshi (“Handscrolls of Buddhist Hell”) is a Japanese scroll from the late 12th century that graphically depicts naked, horrified monks running away from bands of vicious, animal-headed ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Given the changes in our climate and the ...

In the forests of eastern Australia, satin bowerbirds create structures known as "bowers." The males gather twigs and place them upright, in two bundles, with a gap in the middle, resulting in what ...

In 2011, the Los Angles County Museum of Art announced the acquisition of “Cranes,” a breathtaking pair of six-panel painted screens by Maruyama Ōkyo (1733-1795), Japan’s leading 18th century artist.

According to Britannica, "art" can be described as something "consciously created through an expression of skill or imagination"—whereas Wikipedia defines it more narrowly as a human activity. But are ...

For many years, I have taught a class as part of the transitions program at the Boulder (Colorado) County Jail. It is a very unique one in which students are free to express themselves through art, ...

Your institution does not have access to this book on JSTOR. Try searching on JSTOR for other items related to this book. Introduction: The study of animal anatomy has led to some of the most striking ...

Tour of giant, brightly colored creatures celebrates artistic heritage of Oaxaca They’re called fantastic animals, brightly colored wooden creatures inspired by the world of Mexican magical realism.