Art

Scotsman Finds Possible Picasso in His Attic

The supposed original work by Pablo Picasso was a gift from a lost love affair, and it stayed rolled up in a suitcase for 55 years.

Explore 30,000 Years of African Rock Art

The British Museum has digitized gorgeous images of rock art from across the continent.

Why Does Egyptian Art Look So Flat and Static?

15 Things You Should Know About Little Girl in a Blue Armchair

The Surreal Artwork of Artificial Intelligence

Google's image recognition software is able to detect images within images—and create beautiful, trippy art in the process.

Artists Reveal the Bacterial Beauty of the Human Microbiome

“Invisible You” explores the human microbiome in all its bacterial beauty.

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10 Pop-Up Books That Are Works of Art

When done well, pop-up books can be engaging, imaginative, and even works of artistic brilliance.

Artist Nathan Wyburn Likes to Play With His Food

If anyone ever told artist Nathan Wyburn not to play with his food, he wasn’t listening.

15 Things You Should Know About The Death of Marat

Learn more about Jacques-Louis David's morbid masterpiece.

A Collection of Noses is On Display in Copenhagen

The Nasothek display at Copenhagen's Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek museum is nothing to turn up your nose at.

Scientists: The 'Tortured Artist' Is a Real Thing

Researchers found that creative types are 17 percent more likely to carry genetic variants that increase the risk of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.

The Time Sotheby's and Christie's Played 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' for a Cézanne

To figure out who would handle the sale of a priceless art collection, the houses resorted to a technique that has resolved playground disputes for centuries.