"In common parlance, 'picture' and 'image' are often used interchangeably to designate visual representations on two-dimensional surfaces& however, I think it is useful to play upon distinctions ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In a photograph taken in Ed Clark’s Louisiana studio in 1978, the artist stands with balletic poise in vest and ...

You have probably never heard of the young painter Eleanor Ray, but she is a virtuoso, no question about it. She also has a bad case of what I would call the teensies. Frankly, I worry that it may be ...

Create a refined abstract painting using sage green and gold tones for a modern, calming wall art piece. #AcrylicPour ...

Her work influenced Jackson Pollock. So, why isn’t Janet Sobel a household name like him? A new exhibit in Houston aims to remedy that. Houston Matters meets her grandson, who lives here, and learns ...

The pioneers of abstraction—the Cubists, the Abstract Expressionists, the Minimalists—emerged from firm and identifiable aesthetic roots and developed their own philosophies. In the competitive ...

It is hard to tell if abstract painting actually got worse [after the 1960s], if it merely stagnated, or if it simply looked bad in comparison to the hopes its own accomplishments had raised. —Frank ...

In this video, you'll learn how to create a modern abstract painting using fabric and stencils. These easy steps will help ...

Zhu Wei, “Ink and Wash Research Lecture Series (unfinished)” (2015), ink and color pigment on paper (click to enlarge) Gao Qian’s painting “Hua Jian Ji No. 2” (2014) is superbly executed in ink and ...