Algorithms have shown that the compositional structure of Western landscape paintings changed 'suspiciously' smoothly between 1500 and 2000 AD, potentially indicating a selection bias by art curators ...

For generations of painters and admirers, rare and seldom-displayed landscape painting from China’s Song dynasty rank among the most outstanding achievements of Chinese culture. On view May 17–Oct. 26 ...

From its earliest beginnings as a colonized territory, Louisiana has always been seen as a land apart. Its landscapes, tangled with vegetation and dense with waterways, were alternately viewed as ...

The West was built on landscape paintings. Those early vistas captured by 19th-century artists — depicting towering mountains, rolling plains, lush forests and free-roaming wildlife — provided ample ...

Eric Fischl, “Scenes from Late Paradise: Stupidity”(2006–2007), oil on linen, 84 x 108 in., Hall Art Foundation (image courtesy of the artist) Katherine Bradford, “Beautiful Lake” (2009), oil on ...

Many modern artists hold on to the past as a man holds his hat in a roller coaster. Manhattan’s Whitney Museum upholds U. S. tradition but it has distinguished itself for doing so gracefully. The ...

Spending time in nature reduces stress. A number of scientific studies have found it can help lower cortisol and blood pressure levels, and even alleviate depression and anxiety. While few of us these ...

Connor Lawless has several years experience as a freelance translator and article writer in Osaka, Japan. A creative writing graduate, Connor has been infatuated with games ever since the ripe old age ...

Regina José Galindo, “Desierto” (2015) (courtesy of the artist, photo by Rodrigo Maulen) RENO, Nev. — During a 2015 performance in Santiago, Chile, Guatemalan artist Regina José Galindo constructed an ...

Layered Landscapes is a collection of essays and photographs of our beautiful world from just outside our homes all the way to the heavens. The book has introductions by Michael Webb (architecture ...

Leticia Pardo’s installation migajas (32.53384˚N, 117.12311˚W) is a series of white paper squares in frames suspended from the gallery ceiling. They effectively form a kind of wall or barrier ...