Over the past dozen years "Hilma af Klint has become a cultural force," said Jay Cheshes in Smithsonian. "Touted as an early ...

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Shahzia Sikander’s “The Last Post,” a video installation at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, mesmerizes as an abstracted examination of colonialism.

Miyoko Ito survived an earthquake, incarceration and illness. Her transportive paintings defied ideas about abstract art.

In a world inundated with literal messaging and constant definition, abstract art stands as a silent but powerful counterpoint. It doesn’t tell us what to see or feel; instead, it invites us to ...

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A new study finds that actively engaging with artistic beauty—rather than just looking at art—enhances abstract thinking and psychological distancing, helping people see the bigger picture beyond ...

Visiting an art museum could change how we think about our lives, according to researchers. A University of Cambridge study found people's ability to think in abstract ways was boosted by admiring ...

Columbia's newest mural features a 1921 train conductor and Columbia artist Laura Spong carved in a wall in the Vista center, representing the past and future.

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

In expansive canvases like No Rain (1976), Joan Mitchell combined assertive, richly textured brushwork with vibrant, lyrical color. “ Abstract is not a style, I simply want to make a surface work,” ...

Abstract art is raw, primal, and powerful. Discover the history of the beloved form and start crafting your own masterpiece of abstract expression.