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

This type of art often seems confusing or even random to the average viewer. Abstract art has a bad reputation. For many ...

African bead art has been making waves in the world of modern abstract design. The colorful and intricate beadwork, which has ...

“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 London, ...

Abstract patterns carved on bone fragments discovered in China could be the oldest art ever made, dating back to between 105,000 and 125,000 years ago. The marks on two bones were found at a site in ...

Walk into any contemporary gallery in Las Vegas, and you'll likely encounter a canvas splashed with colors that seem to defy logic. No recognizable shapes. No obvious subject. Just pure, raw visual ...

In his preface to Abstract Art: A Global History—arriving this month from Thames & Hudson—Joseph Low (“Pepe”) Karmel, a professor of art history at New York University, writes that the goal of the ...