Art

Robert Frank: The Photographer Who Captured America’s Dark Side

By documenting the little things, photographer Robert Frank changed an entire nation’s image of itself.

Watch the Transfixing Creation of a Doll From a Spinning Block of Wood

There's something extremely relaxing and satisfying about watching the doll being formed right in front of your eyes.

11 Art Greats Who Started Out as Street Artists

The World’s 11 Best Cities for Street Art

11 Incredible Artworks That Use People as a Medium

Paint on canvas can create striking images, but if an artist really wants to make an impression, getting people involved can transform art into something truly stunning.

12 Awesome Vintage Anatomical Illustrations of Animals

Get a look at what makes animals work with these gorgeous vintage anatomical illustrations.

15 Facts About Famous Art

11 of the Most Innovative Portrait Artists Working Today

11 Incredible Illusions in Fine Art

A Gorgeous Guide to Musical Notation

Pop Chart Lab's latest poster is bursting with musical marks that will make musicians of all stripes tremolo with joy, turn after inverted turn. Even viola players have reason to celebrate: the chart even gives the maligned alto clef some much-deserved lo

7 Unique Tattoos of Lesser Known Masterpieces

11 Works of Art Featuring Felines

Russian artist Svetlana Petrova routinely adds a twist to classic paintings by including her orange tabby, Zarathustra. But felines are no strangers to fine art. Here are just a few of the many pieces that feature cats.

The New Faces of Rosie the Riveter

10 Downright Dangerous Disney Princesses

27 Responses to the Question “What is Art?”

Does it have to be beautiful? Expressive? Original? Uplifting? Intellectual? Here’s how 27 artists, critics, and others answered the question.

Behold: 10 Exceptionally Tiny Animal Figurines

I don’t know about you, but I love tiny versions of normal sized things: miniature dogs, mini cupcakes, tiny hats, Little Sebastian, free sample spoons at ice cream shops, everything. Luckily for me and fellow miniature enthusiasts, there are people like

How Andy Warhol's Amiga Art Was Recovered

11 Incredible Bike Mods

Cyclists love their bikes—and many of them are all too happy to cut them up to create something new and awesome.

7 Art Forgers Who Made a Fortune From Knock-Offs

Pablo Picasso said, "Good artists copy but great artists steal." He probably wasn't talking about these people.

All the Doctors Seen in 10 Completely Different Ways

Handicraft for Handy Girls By Albert Neely Hall, Dorothy Perkins

10 Awesome 100-Year-Old Crafts for Kids

A guide to keeping kids busy in the early 20th century.

12 Guardians of the Galaxy Mashups

The Story Behind the Peculiar Poem in NYC's Port Authority Tunnel

Actually, the poem is posted in the corridor between the Port Authority subway station and the Times Square subway station. Each line of the poem occupies its own six-inch tall panel affixed to the support beams in the ceiling of the underground, tiled tu

11 Awesomely Decorated Casts Worth a Broken Bone

Casts in cool colors or covered in your friends' get well messages are great, but some people take things a step further and turn the pile of plaster and bandages into a wearable piece of art.