Art

Meet Vincent Van Gogh's Brother, Vincent Van Gogh

The elder Vincent had a profound influence on his artist brother—despite the fact that the two never met.

11 Delightful Bento Artists

Wouldn't you loive to open a lunch as artfully created as these?

15 Things You Should Know About Goya's The Third of May 1808

Learn more about the brutal and moving masterpiece.

Artist Makes Incredibly Complex Sand Castles

One New Yorker takes sand castles to the next level.

See Amazing Sculptures of Everyday Objects Carved From Wood

Artist Randall Rosenthal carves his masterpieces using a single block of wood.

15 Vintage Tips From Leica Photography Magazine

A look through the archives of the magazine reveals advice for photographing by dogsled and taking new-fangled color portraits.

Artist Carves Intricate Worlds in the Pages of Books

Artist Brian Dettmer uses an X-Acto knife to create incredible sculptures with books as his medium.

One Artist Made Sculptures of Everything He Ate in a Year

15 Things You Should Know About Rousseau’s Tiger In A Tropical Storm

Looking at the vibrant and surreal Tiger in a Tropical Storm, it's easy to get lost in its visual tale of a dangerous night in a lush and lively jungle. Amazingly, the story behind Henri Rousseau's most iconic work is even richer.

Why Bob Ross Permed His Hair (Even Though He Hated It)

The story of how television personality and painter Bob Ross ended up with a lifelong perm.

Meet the Woman Who Discovered Bob Ross

The story of how Annette Kowalski and Bob Ross met, founded a worldwide company, and made a surprising star of the mild-mannered painter.

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.