Abstract art has a bad reputation. For many people, it’s just shapes and lines, sometimes also some smears of paint thrown in ...

African bead art has been making waves in the world of modern abstract design. The colorful and intricate beadwork, which has ...

“At first glance the irregular shapes and geometric patterns of abstract art could appear difficult for the human brain to interpret. Art exhibitions like this one at the Saatchi Gallery in London, ...

In his preface to Abstract Art: A Global History—arriving this month from Thames & Hudson—Joseph Low (“Pepe”) Karmel, a professor of art history at New York University, writes that the goal of the ...

Berlin-based artist and spatial designer Sabine Kelka translates the visual language of electrical circuit diagrams into large-scale silkscreen prints on textile, turning engineering notation into ...