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 ...

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) ...

I recently received a copy of Dr. Keri Cronin's new book called Art for Animals: Visual Culture and Animal Advocacy, 1870–1914. I honestly know just about nothing about this topic, so I immediately ...

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.

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 ...

Last week, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art revealed on Instagram that a mother duck had moved in, and was currently nesting on the Cantor Roof Garden, which is home (under normal circumstances) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.